חֲטָבָה, (חָטַב I) cutting, chopping. Macc. II, 2 חֲטָבַת עצים; Sifré Deut. 182 חֲטִיבַת. Macc. 8ᵃ ממאי דמח׳ עצים דרשות וכ׳ how can you prove that we derive the rule from an ordinary cutting of wood, perhaps a cutting of wood for a Succah is meant &c.?