土つち船ぶね

noun

earth-carrying boat; mud barge

A boat or barge used for transporting soil, sand, or earth, typically in construction or dredging contexts.

• 工こう事じ現げん場ばで土つち船ぶねが土ど砂しゃを運はこんでいる。

  At the construction site, an earth-carrying boat is transporting soil.

noun

mud boat (in folktales)

A boat made of mud or clay that appears in Japanese folktales, often with a moral about fragility or foolishness. Compare 泥舟 (どろぶね).

See also: 泥舟

• 昔むかし話ばなしに登とう場じょうする土つち船ぶねは、水みずに溶とけてしまうことが多おおい。

  Mud boats in old tales often dissolve in water.