小しょう畜ちく

noun

small mammal; small animal

Archaic term for a small mammal or animal. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「小しょう畜ちく」という語ごが見みられるが、現げん代だいでは使つかわれない。

  The word 小畜 appears in old documents, but it is not used today.