Commentary for Avodah Zarah 60:8
ת"ר מים שנתגלו הרי זה לא ישפכם ברשות הרבים ולא ירביץ בהן את הבית ולא יגבל בהן את הטיט ולא ישקה מהן לא בהמתו ולא בהמת חבירו ולא ירחץ בהן פניו ידיו ורגליו אחרים אומרים מקום שיש סירטא אסור אין סירטא מותר
Our Rabbis taught: Water which had been left uncovered should not be poured out in a public road, or used for sprinkling the floor of a house, or for kneading mortar; nor should one give it to his animal or to his neighbor's animal to drink; nor should one wash one's face, hands or feet therewith. Others said: Only a part of the body that has an opening must not [be washed with] but where there is no opening it is permitted.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The baraita outlines what one may not use uncovered water for. The first opinion and the “others” (an anonymous group of rabbis) argue about whether one can put it on backs of hands, feet or upper part of face. There are no “openings” in these places, but the first opinion holds that one can still not do so.
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