zaḥḥāfatun zaH~aAfapN زَحَّافَةٌ Bookmark Bookmarked Share , in the dialect of Egypt, signifies مَا يُزَحَّفُ بِهِ البَيْتُ [i. e. The thing, generally a palm-branch, with which the house, or chamber, is swept, to remove the dust and cobwebs from the roof and walls]. (TA.)