Commentary for Shabbat 199:1

לאו היינו הנחתן בעי רבא אגוז בכלי וכלי צף על גבי מים מהו מי אמרינן בתר אגוז אזלינן והא נייח או דילמא בתר כלי אזלינן והא לא נייח תיקו

that is not its [natural] rest. Raba propounded: If a nut [lies] in a vessel, and the vessel floats on water, what [is the law]? Do we regard the nut, and behold it is at rest; or do we regard the vessel, and behold it is not at rest? The question stands over. [In respect to] oil [floating] upon wine, R. Johanan b. Nuri and the Rabbis differ. For we learnt: If oil is floating upon wine, and a tebul yom touches the oil, he disqualifies the oil only. R. Johanan b. Nuri said: Both are attached to each other.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 5b for notes on the whole passage. ');">¹</span> Abaye said: If a pit in the street [is] ten deep and eight broad, and<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., eight by four-the pit of course is private ground. ');">²</span>

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