割わり竹だけ

noun

split bamboo; bamboo slat

Refers to bamboo that has been split lengthwise into thin strips, used in crafts, construction, or as a material.

• 職しょく人にんが割わり竹だけを使つかって籠かごを編あんでいる。

  The craftsman is weaving a basket using split bamboo.

noun

noisy bamboo baton (Edo period night watch)

Historical implement: a bamboo pole split at one end and struck against the ground to make a clattering sound, used by night watchmen during the Edo period to signal their rounds.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、夜よ回まわりは割わり竹だけを打うち鳴ならして火ひの用よう心じんを呼よびかけた。

  In the Edo period, night watchmen struck a split bamboo baton to call out 'Beware of fire!'