Commentary for Bava Batra 75:1

מתקיף לה רבא ולימא ליה כורכמא דרישקא זביני לך עקור כורכמא דרישקא וזיל אלא אמר רבא בבא מחמת טענה

Raba strongly questioned this ruling, on the ground that the seller can say, 'What I sell you is [sold in the same way as] garden crocus;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which it was customary to uproot after it had ripened, the soil being left to the owner of the field. ');">¹</span> pluck up your garden crocus and be off'? — No, said Raba; this is only the case when he is able to plead so expressly.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That is to say, if he advances this plea, it is accepted (in default of rebutting evidence), even though he has no document to prove it. ');">²</span>

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