下げ馬ば先さき

noun

dismounting place

Historical term for a designated spot where one would dismount from a horse, often near a gate or entrance. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの武ぶ家け屋や敷しきには、門もんの前まえに下げ馬ば先さきが設もうけられていた。

  In samurai residences of the Edo period, a dismounting place was provided in front of the gate.