noun
lever pressing of a pickle vat
Rare term for a traditional method used in Kyoto suguki pickle making: a weight is hung on a staff used as a lever to press the top of the vat.
京都のすぐき漬けでは、天秤押しという伝統的な重しの掛け方がある。
In Kyoto suguki pickling, there is a traditional pressing method called tenbin-oshi.