Commentary for Eruvin 207:17

לא דתיר וקא בעי דלינים דמשתמע כי קלא דזמזומי

'Liquids may be drawn by means of a siphon,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Deyo-fi' lit., 'two mouths' (Rashi) , 'a popular perversion' of deyobit, ** (Jast.) .');">⁴⁶</span> and water may be allowed to drip from the arak,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A perforated vessel, a sort of clepsydra used in sick rooms (Jast.) .');">⁴⁷</span> for a sick person on the Sabbath'. Thus only 'for a sick person' is this allowed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'yes'.');">⁴⁸</span>

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