小こ弓ゆみ引ひき

noun

short-bow archery contest

Archaic term for a contest using a small bow (小弓). Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの宮きゅう中ちゅうでは、小こ弓ゆみ引ひきという弓ゆみの競きょう技ぎが行おこなわれた。

  In the Heian-period court, an archery contest called koyumihiki was held.