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are ritually pure.
R' Yitzḥak Nappaḥa said: Our Mishnah is referring to ornaments that were transformed from their original designation for a person’s adornment to an ornament designated for an animal’s adornment. They had once belonged to a person who later affixed them in order to attach a strap to an animal. Thei
And Rav Yosef said: Animals’ rings can become ritually impure since a person pulls his animal with them. Consequently, they are considered utensils used by people. Wasn’t it taught in a baraita: The metal animal prod becomes ritually impure? What is the reason that it becomes ritually impure even
And we learned in our Mishnah: If the animals’ chains became ritually impure, one may immerse them while they are in their place on the animal, and they need not first be removed. The Talmud raises a question: Isn’t this an obstruction that renders the immersion invalid? The rings of the chain are f
R' Ami said: The Mishnah is referring to a case where he struck the rings of the chain with a hammer, widening them and thereby creating sufficient space to allow the water to surround the chain on all sides.