noun
ninja weapon disguised as garden shears
Historical ninja tool; a concealed weapon that looks like ordinary gardening shears. Very rare, domain-specific term.
萬刀は、忍者の武器の一つで、一見すると園芸用の鋏に見える。
The mantō is a ninja weapon that at first glance looks like gardening shears.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The spelling 萬刀 literally means 'ten-thousand sword', and 卍刀 uses the swastika symbol, possibly referring to the shape of the tool.