徳とく俵だわら

noun

four bales set slightly back on the ring's edge

Specific sumo term for the four bales placed slightly inward from the four corners of the dohyo, providing a small step for wrestlers pushed to the edge.

• 徳とく俵だわらに足あしがかかって、かろうじて土ど俵ひょうを割わらずに済すんだ。

  His foot caught on the tokudawara, and he barely avoided stepping out of the ring.