Yeshivish glossary term
shatnez checker
בודק שעטנז
Meaning
- person or service that checks garments for shatnez
- wool-linen mixture inspector
Alternate spellings
shatnez lab
Usage and context
A specialist or laboratory that examines clothing for prohibited wool-linen mixtures.
- Category
- everyday religious objects
- Language origin
- mixed
Example in Yeshivish
Take the jacket to a shatnez checker.
Plain-English example
Take the jacket to a specialist who checks for forbidden wool-linen mixtures.