三みつ道どう具ぐ

noun

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).

See also: さすまた · 突棒 · 袖搦

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの捕とり物ものには、三みつ道どう具ぐがよく使つかわれた。

  The three weapons were often used in criminal arrests during the Edo period.

• 三みつ道どう具ぐとは、刺さす股また、突つく棒ぼう、袖そで搦からみの三みっつの捕ほ具ぐを指さす。

  The three weapons refer to the three arresting tools: sasumata, tsukubō, and sodegarami.