八やつ時どき

noun

two o'clock (old Japanese time system)

Archaic term for the hour of the ox (approximately 2 a.m. or 2 p.m.) in the traditional temporal system. Now only encountered in historical contexts.

See also: 八つ

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、八やつ時どきは丑うしの刻こくにあたる。

  In the Edo period, 八つ時 corresponded to the hour of the ox.