細ほそ縄なわMeanings1nounthin rope; cordrare termRare term for a thin rope or cord. In modern Japanese, 細い縄 (ほそいなわ) or 細引き (ほそびき) are more common.古ふるい道どう具ぐ箱ばこから細ほそ縄なわが出でてきた。A thin rope came out of the old toolbox.