餞うまのはなむけ

noun

farewell gift; parting present

Archaic noun for a gift given to someone departing on a journey. The expression originates from the phrase 馬の鼻向け (turning the horse's nose toward the destination). In modern Japanese, 餞別 (せんべつ) or はなむけ (often written in kana) are more common.

See also: 餞 (はなむけ)

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、旅たび立だつ人ひとに「うまのはなむけ」を贈おくる場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In old tales, scenes of giving a farewell gift to a departing traveler often appear.

• 「うまのはなむけ」は、もともと馬うまの鼻はなを旅たび先さきへ向むけることから来きている。

  The word うまのはなむけ originally comes from turning a horse's nose toward the destination.