מְרִיקָה, (מָרַק) scouring, washing. Sifra Tsav, Par. 3, ch. VII מ׳ כמְרִיקַת הכוס the m’riḳah (Lev. VI, 21) means like washing a cup, contrad. to שטיפה (rinsing); Zeb. XI, 7. Tosef. ib. X, 14 מְרִיקָתָן their being washed; a. fr.