noun
skirting board; baseboard
Specifically the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room, often found along the base of walls.
和室の雑巾摺りは、壁の下部を保護する役割がある。
The skirting board in a Japanese-style room serves to protect the lower part of the wall.
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.
幅木 is the general term for baseboard or skirting board in any room, while 雑巾摺り specifically refers to the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room.
Compound of 雑巾 (zōkin, 'dustcloth') and 摺り (suri, 'rubbing'), likely from the idea that the board is at a height where a dustcloth would rub against it during cleaning.