ダッチワイフ

noun

sex doll

Modern primary meaning: a life-size doll for sexual purposes. Loanword from English 'Dutch wife'.

from English Dutch wife

• 最さい近きんのダッチワイフはとてもリアルだ。

  Recent sex dolls are very realistic.

noun

bamboo wife; Dutch wife

Historical meaning: a bamboo bolster used in hot weather to keep cool while sleeping. Rarely used today; see also 竹夫人.

See also: 竹夫人

• 昔むかし、暑あつい夜よるにはダッチワイフを使つかって寝ねたそうだ。

  I hear that in the old days, people slept using a bamboo wife on hot nights.