banquet; feast; drinking party
Archaic literary term for a formal eating and drinking party. Not used in everyday speech; appears in classical texts or elevated writing.
The expression 'among the barrels and chopping boards' (meaning a banquet setting) appears in old documents.
diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining
Compound of 樽 (barrel, cask) and 俎 (chopping board, altar), both associated with food and drink preparation. The combination came to mean a formal banquet setting in classical Chinese and was adopted into literary Japanese.