noun
large cloth sack
A big bag made of cloth, used historically for carrying goods or belongings.
旅人は段袋に衣類を詰めて運んだ。
Travelers packed their clothes into a large cloth sack and carried it.
noun
baggy trousers (worn by samurai during practice)
Historical term for loose-fitting trousers worn by samurai in the late Edo and early Meiji periods, especially during martial arts practice.
In the dojo, samurai wore baggy trousers and devoted themselves to training.
The exact derivation is uncertain. 段 (だん) may refer to 'step' or 'level', and 袋 (ふくろ) means 'bag'. The alternate spelling 駄袋 uses 駄, which can mean 'packhorse' or 'burden', fitting the sack meaning. The historical trousers sense likely comes from the baggy shape resembling a sack.