黐もち竿ざお

noun

lime stick; birdlime pole

A traditional pole coated with birdlime (黐) used to catch insects, especially dragonflies and cicadas. The word is culturally specific and not an everyday item.

• 夏なつになると、子こどもたちは黐もち竿ざおを持もってトンボを捕とりに行いった。

  In summer, children would take a lime stick and go catch dragonflies.

• 昔むかしはよく黐もち竿ざおでセミを捕つかまえたものだ。

  In the old days, we often caught cicadas with a lime stick.