Ma'anar ƙamus na "rabin tafin hannu" yana nufin nau'in gyaran da aka yi wa takalma ko wasu takalma inda kawai tafin takalmin ke maye gurbin, yawanci daga tsakiyar ƙafa zuwa diddige. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar "rabin tafin hannu" don kwatanta ainihin tafin da zai maye gurbin kanta.
