得え物もの

noun

weapon; hand weapon

Refers to a weapon one carries or wields, often with a nuance of a personal arm. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

• 彼かれは得え物ものを手てに戦せん場じょうへ向むかった。

  He headed to the battlefield with his weapon in hand.

• 言こと葉ばを得え物ものとして戦たたかうジャーナリスト。

  A journalist who fights using words as their weapon.

noun

forte; special skill; weapon one is skilled in using

Archaic original meaning; now rare. Refers to one's strong point or the weapon one is particularly adept with. In modern Japanese, 得意 (とくい) or 十八番 (おはこ) are more common for 'forte'.

• 彼かれの得え物ものは槍やりだと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that his weapon of choice was the spear.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、学がく問もんを得え物ものとする武ぶ士しの話はなしが出でてくる。

  In old texts, there are stories of samurai whose forte was scholarship.