noun
walking with short steps
Rare term describing a gait with small, quick steps. Not in common modern use.
彼女は小歩きで急いでいた。
She was hurrying with short, quick steps.
noun
Archaic term for a young male servant or errand runner. No longer used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代、商家では小歩きが使い走りをしていた。
In the Edo period, errand boys ran errands for merchant houses.