Commentary for Shabbat 197:4

אמר רבא צידי עגלה כמלא רחב עגלה וכמה רחב עגלה שתי אמות ומחצה למה לי באמתא ופלגא סגיא כי היכי דלא לידדו קרשים

equalled the fit [internal] breadth of the waggon, and how much was the [internal] breadth of the waggon? Two cubits and a half.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the sides, as defined in n. 3, were one and a quarter each. ');">⁹</span> Why was this necessary: a cubit and a half would have sufficed?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To permit the boards to be placed on their thickness inside the waggon down its length if necessary. ');">¹⁰</span> — In order that the boards should not jump about.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When placed on top, more than one and a quarter cubits should be necessary to support their length firmly. ');">¹¹</span>

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