Commentary for Avodah Zarah 81:4

וחכ"א אינן אסורין וכו': מקל שרודה את עצמו תחת כל העולם כולו כמקל: צפור שתופש את עצמו תחת כל העולם כולו כצפור: כדור שתופש את עצמו תחת כל העולם כולו ככדור

A staff, for this implies that it rules the whole world as with a staff. A bird, because this implies that it grasps the whole world as though it were a bird. An orb, because this implies that it grasps the whole world as though it were a ball. villages all agree that they are prohibited.

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