Commentary for Bava Batra 160:6

אלא לרבא קשיא אמר רב זביד כגון שזב ע"ג כלי מאוס רב אחא בר יעקב אמר כגון שזב על גבי קשקשין

but according to Raba there is a difficulty!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if honey in the beehive is, according to R. Eliezer, regarded as earth (neither food nor drink), honey that flowed out of the hive cannot surely be so regarded. ');">⁹</span> — R. Zebid replied: [The Baraitha may speak of a case such as] for instance, when the [honey] flowed into an objectionable vessel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the honey, through its contact with the loathsome vessel, becomes unsuitable for human consumption, it cannot, according to R. Eliezer, be designated food or drink, even though it flowed out of the hive. ');">¹⁰</span>

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