手てん棒ぼう

noun

person missing at least one hand

Rare and sensitive term; may be considered derogatory or offensive. Used to refer to someone who has lost one or both hands.

• 「手てん棒ぼう」という言こと葉ばは、差さ別べつ的てきな響ひびきがあるため、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない。

  The word 手ん棒 has a discriminatory tone and is rarely used today.