上あげ俵だわら

noun

raised bales on the outer rim of the sumo ring

Sumo term. The four bales placed slightly higher than the others at the outer edge of the dohyō, marking the corners.

• 力りき士しが上あげ俵だわらに足あしを取とられて土ど俵ひょうを割わった。

  The wrestler's foot caught on a raised bale and he stepped out of the ring.

• 上あげ俵だわらは土ど俵ひょうの四よ隅すみに置おかれている。

  The raised bales are placed at the four corners of the ring.