three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
Historical term referring to the three pole weapons used by Edo-period law enforcement: 刺股 (sasumata), 突棒 (tsukubō), and 袖搦 (sodegarami).
The three weapons were often used in criminal arrests during the Edo period.
The three weapons refer to the three arresting tools: sasumata, tsukubō, and sodegarami.
One of the three weapons; a pole with barbed hooks used to entangle clothing.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Variant spelling with つ, also seen in historical contexts.
Compound of 三 (mi, 'three') + 道具 (dōgu, 'tool, implement'). The reading みつ is an older counter form for 'three'.