中なか細ぼそ

noun

narrow in the middle; something narrow in the middle

Rare term describing an object that is constricted or thin in its central part. Not commonly used in modern everyday speech.

• この花か瓶びんは中なか細ぼその形かたちをしている。

  This vase has a shape that is narrow in the middle.

noun

mallet

Archaic term for a mallet, possibly related to a pestle (杵). Not used in modern Japanese.

See also: 杵

• 古こ文ぶん書しょに「中なか細ぼそ」という言こと葉ばが杵きねの一いっ種しゅとして出でてくる。

  In old documents, the word 中細 appears as a type of mallet.