How may one clean a muddy hand on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one may wipe a muddy hand on a horse's tail, a cow's tail, or a rough cloth used for holding thorns, but not on a regular hand-wiping towel — lest one treat Shabbat like a weekday and come to launder the towel.
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