ほい駕籠かご

noun

crude palanquin; street palanquin

Archaic term for a simple, often shared palanquin used for short-distance transport in the Edo period, as opposed to more elaborate private palanquins. Related to 辻駕籠.

See also: 辻駕籠

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、ほい駕籠かごが庶しょ民みんの足あしとして使つかわれた。

  In the Edo period, crude palanquins were used as a means of transport for commoners.