Commentary for Chullin 238:13

בקולחא ומשום יד ומאי במשמישן בתשמישן

- As R'Aha the son of Raba had suggested [above] that it referred to the stalk which is considered a handle, so here it refers to the stem [of the ear of wheat] which is considered a protection.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The grains in the ear of corn spring from the rachis or stem in row upon row on all sides of it; moreover the ear of corn (in barley and certain species of wheat) is covered by an awn or beard. The suggestion seems to be here that the rachis and the awn together act as one protection to the grains.');">⁸</span>

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