noun
Rare noun describing the action of heaving or pulling, often in a repetitive or continuous manner. Found mainly in older or literary texts; modern Japanese would typically use 引っ張ること or similar verbal expressions.
古い文献に「曳々」という語が見られるが、現代ではほとんど使われない。
The word 曳々 appears in old documents, but it is hardly used today.
Derived from the verb 曳く (ひく, 'to pull') with reduplication, likely emphasizing repeated or continuous pulling. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.