Commentary for Chullin 35:32

הא בתלושה הא במחוברת:

<big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>IF ONE SLAUGHTERED [BY CUTTING] AT THE [TOP] RING<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. GEMARA: The reference is to the cricoid cartilage which forms a complete ring around the trachea or windpipe, as opposed to the other rings of the trachea which are incomplete. Lit., 'from within', i.e., beginning at the ring and proceeding upwards or downwards. This top ring of the windpipe is regarded in this Mishnah as the uppermost limit of the prescribed area within which the slaughtering may be performed.');">¹²</span>

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