also: かなたらい
noun
metal basin; metal washbasin
A basin made of metal, typically used for washing. The word is straightforward and neutral.
祖母は金だらいで洗濯していた。
My grandmother used to do laundry in a metal basin.
金だらいに水を張って足を冷やした。
I filled a metal basin with water and cooled my feet.
Full kanji spelling; 盥 is a non-jōyō kanji and rarely used.
Katakana variant of だらい; same reading.
Spelling with たらい; reading かなたらい is a common variant.
Katakana variant of たらい with reading かなたらい.
Compound of 金 (かな, 'metal') and だらい ('basin'). The word だらい is of uncertain origin, possibly related to 手洗い (tearai, 'hand washing').