二に枚まい肩がた

noun

carrying a palanquin as a pair; palanquin carried by two people

Historical term referring to a palanquin (駕籠) carried by two bearers, or the act of carrying it in pairs. Not used in modern daily life.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、二に枚まい肩がたで駕籠かごを担かつぐのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだった。

  In the Edo period, it was common to carry palanquins with two bearers (二枚肩).