Commentary for Chullin 245:27

תנא כל טפח הסמוך לבשר עור שכנגד הבשר קרי ליה

Come and hear: If a man flayed cattle or wild animals, clean or unclean, small or large, in order to use the hide for a covering, [and he flayed] so much [of the hide] as can be taken hold of, [it does not serve as a connective], and the handbreadth nearest to the flesh is clean! - That refers to the first handbreadth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Assi admits that where only so much of the hide as can be taken hold of plus one handbreadth had been flayed the handbreadth nearest to the flesh is not deemed a 'handle' for the amount flayed is too little to be made use of as a handle. For a var. text and interpretation v. Tos. s.v. aurhpc .');">¹⁹</span>

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