קִינְסָא, (קנס; v. קֵיסָא) piece of wood, chip. Sabb. 22ᵇ בק׳ kindling a light from another light by means of a chip. Ḥull. 105ᵃ איכא בינייהו ק׳ the difference between them comes in, when you wash your hands over chips. Ab. Zar. 33ᵇ ק׳ וכ׳ as to causing the pitch in a wine cask to melt off by holding a burning chip in it &c.—[Bets. 22ᵃ קינס Ms. M., v. קְנִיבָה.]—Pl. קִינְסֵי. Erub. 100ᵇ נתרי ק׳ (Ar. קנסי, ed. Sonc. קסמי) dry twigs will break off (by his being on the tree); [Ar. s. v. קסן, reads קוּסְנֵי, cmp. קִיסְנְיָיתָא].