鹿杖かせづえ

noun

forked stick

Rare term for a stick with a forked end, used as a tool or weapon. The kanji 鹿 (deer) and 杖 (cane) suggest a stick resembling a deer's antler.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「鹿か杖せづえ」という言こと葉ばが出でてくるが、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  The word 鹿杖 appears in old documents, but it is hardly used today.