Commentary for Shabbat 105:11

רב פפא אמר כאן לחממה כאן לצננה לחממה אית לה צערא לצננה לית לה צערא והיינו דאמרי אינשי חמרא אפי' בתקופת תמוז קרירא לה

An objection is raised: A horse must not be led out with a fox's tail,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: it was suspended between its eyes to ward off the evil eye; cf. Sanh., Sonc. ed., _ p. 623, n. 2. Animals too were regarded as subject thereto. ');">¹⁹</span> nor with a crimson strap between its eyes.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Suspended as an ornament. ');">²⁰</span>

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