Mesorat%20hashas for Chullin 275:27
חייב ר' נתן בר הושעיא אמר
It follows from this that if [he acquired] the flock for [the time that he was] shearing, he would be liable [to the first of the fleece].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reason for the exemption in the Mishnah is that the sheep at no time belonged to the shearer, but if they did belong to him, even if only temporarily, he would be liable.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
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