לוּגְמָא c., pl. לוּגְמִין (לגם, v. לְגִימָה) puffed up cheek (filled with a quaff); מלא ל׳ a mouthful, quantity of liquid filling one cheek. Pes. 107ᵃ מלא לוגמא (Ms. M. לוּגְמָיו). Yoma VIII, 2; Tosef. ib. V (IV), 3 השותה מלא לוּגְמָיו וכ׳ he who drinks (on the Day of Atonement) a quantity equal to the fill of his cheeks; expl. Bab. ib. 80ᵃ and corrected אימא כמלא ל׳ say as much as would cause the appearance of puffed cheeks. Y. ib. VII, 44ᵈ bot. [read:] תני כמלא ל׳ ומהו פליג … ניתן ללוגמא אחת there is a version (for מלא לוגמיו): כמלא לוגמיו, and what is the difference? (כמלא לוגמיו means) a mouthful which can be kept in one cheek. Ib. לוּגְמוֹ של בן וכ׳ the mouthful of Ben Abatiaḥ which is more than a quarter of a Log; a. e.
לוּגְמָא
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לוּגְמָא c., pl. לוּגְמִין ( לגם , v. לְגִימָה ) puffed up cheek ( filled with a quaff ); מלא ל׳ a mouthful, quantity of liquid filling one cheek .…
References
- Jastrow, לְגִימָה 1
- Pesachim 107a:11
- Mishnah Yoma 8:2