猫ねこ板いた

noun

fireside board

A wooden board placed around an irori (traditional sunken hearth) to protect the floor from embers and to provide a surface for cooking utensils. A traditional architectural term.

• 古ふるい民みん家かの囲い炉ろ裏りには、猫ねこ板いたが敷しかれていた。

  In the old farmhouse, a fireside board was laid around the irori hearth.