六ろく尺しゃく棒ぼう

noun

six-shaku pole; wooden pole for self-defence or capturing

Historically used by law enforcement or for self-defence; a 6-shaku (about 1.8 m) wooden pole. Now mostly encountered in historical contexts or martial arts.

See also: 尺

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、捕とり方かたが六ろく尺しゃく棒ぼうを持もって犯はん人にんを捕つかまえる場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In period dramas, there are often scenes where officers capture criminals using a six-shaku pole.

noun

carrying pole; shoulder pole

A pole used to carry loads over the shoulder, similar to a 天秤棒. The term emphasizes its length of about 6 shaku.

See also: 天秤棒

• 昔むかしの行ぎょう商しょう人にんは六ろく尺しゃく棒ぼうに荷に物もつをぶら下さげて運はこんだ。

  Old-time peddlers carried their goods suspended from a carrying pole.