糞くそ桶おけ

noun

night soil bucket

Historical term for a bucket used to collect and transport human waste for use as fertilizer. Now primarily encountered in historical or cultural contexts.

See also: 肥たご (こえたご)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、農のう家かが糞くそ桶おけを使つかって肥こえを集あつめていた。

  In the Edo period, farmers used night soil buckets to collect fertilizer.