noun
wooden clapper board (kabuki)
A wooden board struck to produce sound effects in kabuki, often used with ツケ木 (clappers).
See also: ツケ木
歌舞伎では、付け板を打って効果音を出す。
In kabuki, they strike the wooden clapper board to produce sound effects.
ツケ木 are the wooden clappers struck against the 付け板; together they produce the rhythmic sounds.
Compound of 付け (tsuke, 'attaching' or 'striking') and 板 (ita, 'board'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is specific to kabuki stagecraft.