Commentary for Avodah Zarah 21:7

והא תנא דבי רבי ישמעאל למה נקרא שמן קישואין מפני שקשין לגופו של אדם כחרבות לא קשיא הא ברברבי הא בזוטרי:

But was it not taught in the house of R. Ishmael: Why are cucumbers are called “kishuin”? Because they are as hard to a person’s body as swords? There is no contradiction here: That was said of large ones, but this is said to small ones.

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