Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Metzia 177:11

מידי מעשר קא גרים גמר מלאכה קא גרים

— It is necessary, [to intimate that he may not eat] even when removing small onions from amongst large ones.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., onions which never grow to a large size. These were removed to give the others room for more vigorous growth. Now, although these are 'Put into the employer's basket,' the labourer may not eat, not being engaged upon the completion of the work. ');">⁹</span>

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