ichidan verb, transitive verb
treat with medicinal steam; apply steam therapy
Traditional medical practice of steaming a body part, such as a swelling, with herbal or medicinal steam.
昔の人は腫れ物をたでて治した。
People in the old days treated swellings by steaming them.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
dry a ship's bottom; careen and dry
Nautical term for drying the bottom of a wooden ship, often by beaching or careening, to prevent insect damage or rot.
船大工は船底をたでて虫害を防いだ。
The shipwright dried the bottom of the ship to prevent insect damage.