長なが脇わき差ざし

noun

longer wakizashi; long short sword

A historical term for a wakizashi (short sword) that is longer than the standard size, often used in the Edo period. Compare with 脇差 (wakizashi).

See also: 脇差

• 長なが脇わき差ざしは、通つう常じょうの脇わき差ざしよりも刃は渡わたりが長ながい。

  A nagawakizashi has a longer blade than a standard wakizashi.

noun

gambler; gambling den regular

Historical slang for a gambler, derived from the image of such a person carrying a longer wakizashi. Rare in modern usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、長なが脇わき差ざしは博ばく徒とを指さす隠いん語ごでもあった。

  In the Edo period, nagawakizashi was also a slang term for a gambler.