Commentary for Bava Batra 171:7

היה מגרר ויוצא מגרר ויוצא פטור שהרי איסור שבת וגניבה באין כאחד

is acquired only by <i>meshikah</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');">¹⁹</span> The following reported statement has been attributed in Sura to R. Hisda; at Pumbeditha, to R. Kahana or — according to others — to Raba: [The law of <i>meshikah</i>] has been taught, with reference only to [heavy] objects which are not usually lifted, but objects which are usually lifted can be acquired by hagbahahl<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. ');">²⁰</span> only; not by <i>meshikah</i>. Abaye sat lecturing on this law, [when] R. Adda b. Mattenah raised the following objection. [It has been taught]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. B.K. IX. ');">²¹</span>

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