Commentary for Shabbat 117:8

בין ר' יוחנן לר' חנינא איכא בינייהו דיקיר:

For what is it fit? — Rab said: It is fit for drinking water therein in battle.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On a field of battle where no other utensils may be available, one can take up water in the cavity of the shoe into which the animal's foot fits. ');">¹⁴</span> R. Hanina said: It is fit for anointing oneself with oil from, it in battle.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is a necessary part of one's toilet in the hot eastern countries; v. T.A., I, 229-233. The shoe might serve as an improvised oil pot. ');">¹⁵</span>

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