Reference for Chullin 96:12

ההיא מחטא דאשתכח בחיתוכא דריאה אייתוה לקמיה דרבי אמי סבר לאכשורה

It must mean therefore a deficiency within, thus proving that a deficiency within is considered a defect.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And around the needle there must have set in decay due to corrosion, which eventually formed a deficiency within.');">⁴</span>

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