Commentary for Berakhot 104:31
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב הכא במסבת עובדי כוכבים עסקינן מפני שסתם מסבת עובדי כוכבים לע"ז היא
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab : We are here dealing with [spices used] at the banquet of gentiles, because the assumption is that the banquet of gentiles is dedicated to idolatry.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
Throughout this passage some edd. read "Samaritans," for fear of the Censor.
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