Commentary for Shabbat 148:7

תנו רבנן התולש את הכנף והקוטמו והמורטו חייב שלש חטאות (וא"ר) שמעון בן לקיש תולש חייב משום גוזז קוטם חייב משום מחתך ממרט חייב משום ממחק:

and if he sews round the mouth thereof, he is liable to thirteen sin-offerings.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The additional two are sewing and then tying up (presumably the unattached lengths of the thread or twine used for same). ');">¹²</span> SHEARING WOOL AND BLEACHING. Rabbah b. Bar Hanah said in R. Johanan's name: He who spins wool from off the animal's back on the Sabbath incurs three sin-offerings, one on account of shearing, another on account of hackling, and the third on account of spinning.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Spinning direct from the animal embraces these three labours. ');">¹³</span>

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