Commentary for Chullin 39:17
בני ר' חייא סברי לה כמ"ד
Whereupon R'Jeremiah said to him: But surely, to move the finger-nail to and fro whilst nipping is most certainly allowed!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For so long as any particular act is not expressly excluded by the law, the more the nipping is made to resemble the slaughtering the better.');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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