Jastrow: זַיָּירָא

זַיָּירָא, זַיָּירָה, זַיְרָא m. (זוּר Pa.) press, the perforated tub containing the object to be pressed or beaten. Y. Sabb. XVII, 16ᵇ top; Y. Bets. I, 60ᶜ bot. בז׳ ובמזורה וכ׳ as regards the handling on the Sabbath of a press-tub &c. Ib. ז׳ דו עצר ביה וכ׳ zayyara is that in which an object is squeezed, m’zorah is that with which the beating is done. Ab. Zar. 60ᵃ מעצרא וזירא Ms. M. (ed. מעצרא זיי׳, Rashi to Sabb. 123ᵃ מעצרתא זייארא) the vat or the press-tub (used by a gentile for making wine).—Pl. זַיָּירֵי. Sabb. 123ᵃ סיכי ז׳ ומזורי (Ar. ed. Koh. זַיָּארֵי) the dyer’s pins, tubs and beams.