板いた舟ふね

noun

plank raft; flatboat

A simple raft or boat made of planks, used historically for transport or fishing.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、板いた舟ぶねで川かわを下くだる商しょう人にんもいた。

  In the Edo period, some merchants traveled down rivers on plank rafts.

noun

seafood display stand (Edo period)

A historical term for a stand used to display seafood for sale, shaped like a small boat.

• 魚うお市いち場ばでは、板いた舟ぶねに並ならべた魚さかなを売うっていた。

  At the fish market, they sold fish arranged on a display stand called 板舟.