上うわ荷に船ぶね

noun

lighter; small cargo boat (Edo period)

Historical term for a small boat used to unload goods from a larger anchored vessel, especially during the Edo period. Compare 瀬取り船.

See also: 瀬取り船

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、大おお型がた船せんから荷に物もつを降おろすために上うわ荷に船ぶねが使つかわれた。

  During the Edo period, lighters were used to unload cargo from large ships.