円えん匙ぴ

noun

small shovel; entrenching tool

Originally Imperial Japanese Army jargon for a compact shovel or entrenching tool; now used in general contexts for small shovels, especially folding or portable ones.

• キャンプ用ように円えん匙ぴを持もっていく。

  I take a small shovel for camping.

• 旧きゅう日本にほん軍ぐんの円えん匙ぴは今いまでもコレクターに人にん気きがある。

  Imperial Japanese Army entrenching tools are still popular with collectors today.