Jastrow: לֶכְתָּא

לֶכְתָּא f. (הֲלַךְ) going, thrusting forward, ל׳ ומֵיתָנָא thrusting forward and pulling home, a bolt or pin attached to a cord for fastening the panniers, barrels &c. which hang down on each side of the beast of burden. Sabb. 102ᵃ לל׳ ומ׳ it applies to thrusting a bolt which you can pull back by the cord in your hand; [Rashi reads: מִתְנָא rope.]—Ib. 154ᵇ א"נ בל׳ (Ar. some ed. בלִיכָאתָא pl.) or when the burdens are fastened with a bolt (which you can pull out without touching the animal).