角かど俵だわら

noun

corner bales; bales forming the outer rim of the ring

Sumo term for the straw bales that mark the outer edge of the dohyō (ring).

• 力りき士しが角かど俵だわらに足あしをかけて残のこった。

  The wrestler kept his foot on the corner bale and stayed in.

• 角かど俵だわらの上うえに塩しおをまく。

  They throw salt onto the corner bales.