戸と走ばしり

noun

runner (of a sliding door)

Refers to the grooved track or rail on which a sliding door (such as a 障子 or 襖) slides. A somewhat specialized architectural term.

• 古ふるい家いえでは、戸と走ばしりがすり減へって戸との開あけ閉しめが重おもくなることがある。

  In old houses, the door runner can wear down, making the sliding door hard to open and close.

noun

tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax

A type of wax obtained from certain trees or insects, historically used in East Asia. The cross-reference to 水蝋蝋 (いぼたろう) suggests a specific traditional wax. Rare and technical.

See also: 水蝋蝋

• 戸と走ばしりと呼よばれる蝋ろうは、かつて蝋ろう燭そくや薬やく品ひんに用もちいられた。

  The wax called 戸走り was once used for candles and medicinal products.