竹たけ束たば

noun

bamboo bundle; bundle of bamboo

A bundle of bamboo stalks tied together, used as a material or unit.

• 庭にわの隅すみに竹たけ束たばが積つんであった。

  Bundles of bamboo were piled up in the corner of the garden.

noun

bamboo shield (historical); bamboo bundle shield

Historical military term: a large bundle of bamboo used as a portable shield against arrows and other projectiles in battle.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの合かっ戦せんでは、竹たけ束たばを盾たてにして鉄てっ砲ぽうの弾たまを防ふせいだ。

  In battles of the Warring States period, they used bamboo bundle shields to protect against musket fire.