מְרִיצָה I, (רָצַץ) a tool for crushing bones, stones &c. Shek. VIII, 2 חוץ מן … והמ׳ והמיוחדין וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. המיוחדין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Ms. M. והמרחצ׳; Y. ed. omits our w.) except the basket (for gathering disinterred bones for burial), the shovel, and the crusher, and things specially designated for burial purposes. Y. ib. 51ᵃ bot. מ"ד מ׳ שמריצה את האבן (v. Rabb. D. S. to Bab. ed., p. 68ᵃ; Bab. ed. add לבית הקברות) he who calls the tool m’ritsah (instead of צפורן) does so, because it makes the stones run (fr. רוּץ), i.e. makes them portable.