Commentary for Shabbat 155:2
מים כדי לשוף בהן את הקילור: אמר אביי מכדי כל מילתא דשכיחא ולא שכיחא אזול רבנן בתר דשכיחא לקולא שכיחא ושכיחא אזול רבנן בתר דשכיחא לחומרא
WATER, ENOUGH FOR RUBBING COLLYRIUM. Abaye said, Consider: Whatever has a common use and an uncommon use, the Rabbis followed the common use, [even] in the direction of leniency; where it has two common uses, the Rabbis followed the common use [which leads to] stringency. [Thus,] in the case of wine the drinking thereof is common, whilst its employment as a remedy is uncommon; hence the Rabbis followed its drinking use in the direction of leniency.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Teaching that the minimum which creates liability for carrying out is the average drink, though a lesser quantity is used for remedial purposes. — The others are explained similarly. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> In the case of milk, the drinking<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'eating'. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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