Commentary for Shabbat 148:1
דשלקי ליה שבעא זימני ואי לא שקלי ליה מסרח וכפסולת מתוך אוכל דמי:
because they are boiled seven times, and if one does not remove it [the edible portion], it goes rancid, hence it is like [picking] the non-edible out of the edible.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is forbidden. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> GRINDING. R. Papa said: He who cuts up beets very fine is liable on account of grinding. R. Manasseh said: He who cuts chips [for fuel] is liable on account of grinding. Said R. Ashi: If he is particular about their size, he is liable on account of cutting.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. Hides to measure; v. Mishnah on erection. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
Rashi on Shabbat
Who minces beets: the text is with a letter mem and not a samech, as explained in (chapter) Ha'Or Ve'Harotev (Chullin 120a) what is Kippah? Firma (with a mem). Mincier in Old French, cut it fine.
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Tosafot on Shabbat
One who minces beets: Grinding applies specifically with beets, but other foods are permitted [to be minced].
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Rashi on Shabbat
Who chops chips: thin woods to ignite a fire.
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Rashi on Shabbat
If he's particular on the measurement: to cut them by measure.
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Rashi on Shabbat
Cutting: [like] The hides that he cuts bu measure.
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Rosh on Shabbat
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