מַזְחִילָה f. (זָחַל) gutter, spout. B. Bath. II, 5 מרחיקין … מן המ׳ וכ׳ you must build your wall at a distance of four cubits from your neighbor’s spout, so that he can put up a ladder (to repair it). Ib. 22ᵇ מ׳ משופעת an inclined spout (under which people can pass). Ib. 59ᵃ מ׳ של בנין a spout made of masonry. Tosef. Toh. IX, 15 המ׳ שהיתה שותה וכ׳ a spout which an unclean person broke apart while it was receiving and discharging liquids; a. fr.
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מַזְחִילָה f. ( זָחַל ) gutter, spout . B. Bath. II, 5 מרחיקין … מן המ׳ וכ׳ you must build your wall at a distance of four cubits from your…
References
- Jastrow, זָחַל 1
- Mishnah Bava Batra 2:5
- Bava Batra 22b:9
- Bava Batra 59a:3
- Tosefta Tahorot 9:15