わさ角づの

noun

walking stick with deer antlers

A rare term for a staff with deer antlers attached, used by Buddhist monks as a walking stick. Compare 鹿杖 (ろくじょう).

See also: 鹿杖

• 古ふるい寺てらの記き録ろくに「わさ角づの」という杖つえの名なが見みえる。

  In old temple records, the name of a staff called 'wasazuno' appears.