筈はず緒お

noun

hemp rope from bow to mast tip

A traditional Japanese ship term; refers to a specific hemp rope used to secure the bow to the mast. Rare outside historical or nautical contexts.

See also: 筈

• 筈はず緒おは和わ船せんの船せん首しゅから帆ほ柱ばしらの先せん端たんに張はられる麻あさ縄なわである。

  The hazuo is a hemp rope stretched from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast.