伸のばし棒ぼう

noun

rolling pin

A cylindrical tool used to flatten and shape dough. The kanji 伸ばし棒 literally means 'stretching stick'.

See also: 麺棒

• パイ生き地じを伸のばし棒ぼうで薄うすく伸のばす。

  Roll out the pie dough thinly with a rolling pin.

noun

extension bar

A tool accessory used to extend the reach of a socket wrench or similar tool.

• 狭せまい場ば所しょのボルトを回まわすには、伸のばし棒ぼうを使つかうと便べん利りだ。

  Using an extension bar is handy for turning bolts in tight spaces.

noun

long vowel mark; prolonged sound mark

Colloquial term for the long vowel mark (ー) used in katakana and sometimes hiragana. The formal term is 長音符 (ちょうおんぷ).

See also: 長音符

• カタカナの「コーヒー」には伸のばし棒ぼうが二ふたつある。

  In the katakana word コーヒー, there are two long vowel marks.