قفو1 قَفَا أَثَرَهُ and إِتْرَهُ He followed his track, or footsteps; tracked him. (S, Msb.) b2:  قَفَا فُلَانًا He followed the footsteps of such a one. (TA.) See قَصَّ أَثَرَهُ, which signifies the same, for a better explanation. See also قَفَوَتُ أَثَرَهُ.قَفًا The back of the neck. (S, Msb, K.) b2: عَيْنَاهُ فِى قَفَاهُ is said of him who is put to flight. because he looks behind him, fearing pursuit. (TA in art. انف.) And جَعَلَ أَنْفَهُ فِى قَفَاهُ: see أَنْفٌ. b3:  [Also the back of the hand: and the flat back of a knife and the like.]قَفِيَّةٌ: see دَوَآءُ.قَافِيَةٌ, by synecdoche, for ذُو قَافِيَةٍ, (IJ,) (tropical:)  A verse; a single verse of a poem. (Akh, Az, TA.) b2: Also, [by a further extension of the proper signification,] A قَصِيدَة [or an ode, or a poem]. (Az, IJ, TA.)