Commentary for Shabbat 242:11

אמר ר' אבא בר כהנא א"ר חנינא פמוטות של בית רבי מותר לטלטלן בשבת א"ל ר' זירא בניטלין בידו אחת או בשתי ידים

spat out saliva,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There happened to be saliva spat out. V. Rashi. ');">³⁰</span> [whereupon] the Resh Galutha ordered, 'Bring a vessel and cover it.' Said he to them, 'You do not need this, [for] thus did Rab Judah say: One can tread down saliva incidentally.' 'He is a scholar,' remarked he [the Resh Galutha]; 'let him go'. R. Abba b. Kahana also said in R. Hanina's name: The candlesticks<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: a one-piece lamp; v. p. 202., n. 6. ');">³¹</span> of Rabbi's household may be handled on the Sabbath. R. Zera asked him: [Does that mean] where they can be taken up with one hand, or [even] with two hands?

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