御お台だい

noun

dining table

Abbreviation of 御台盤 (おだいばん), a low dining table used in historical settings. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 御台盤

• 御お台だい盤ばんを略りゃくして「御お台だい」と呼よぶことがある。

  The word 御台盤 is sometimes abbreviated to 御台.

noun

cooked rice

Archaic female court language; a secret term used by court ladies to refer to cooked rice. Not used in modern Japanese.

See also: 御台盤

• 宮きゅう中ちゅうの女にょう房ぼう言こと葉ばでは、ご飯はんを「御お台だい」と言いった。

  In the secret language of court ladies, cooked rice was called 御台.