noun
loading a horse with passengers or baggage
Historical term for the act of loading a horse with people or goods. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.
江戸時代の旅では、馬追いが重要な作業だった。
During travel in the Edo period, loading a horse was an important task.
馬追いの作業は、牧場でよく見られた。
The work of driving horses into a pen was often seen on ranches.
noun
Hexacentrus japonicus; Hexacentrus unicolor; katydid species
Abbreviation of 馬追虫 (うまおいむし). Refers to specific katydid species. The name likely comes from the insect's call resembling a horse driver's whistle.
See also: 馬追虫
夏の夜、馬追いの鳴き声が聞こえる。
On summer nights, you can hear the call of the katydid.