מָלַק (b. h.) to pinch a bird’s neck with the finger nail. Zeb. VI, 5; Ib. VII, 5; a. fr.—Part. pass. מָלוּק; f. מְלוּקָה, pl. מְלוּקוֹת. Sifra Vayikra, N’dab., Par. 9, ch. XI מְלוּקַת רשות a bird that has been pinched for a profane purpose, opp. מ׳ מציה. Ib. מלוקית ישראל birds pinched by Israelites (not for sacrificial purposes), opp. מ׳ כהנים.
Nif. - נִמְלַק to be killed by pinching. Y. Sabb. II, 5ᵃ bot. משנִמְלְקָה after the pinching has been performed. Ab. d’R. N. ch. I כמה עופות נִמְלְקוּ עליך how many birds have been pinched for thee (the altar)!; a. fr.