捕とり縄なわ

noun

policeman's rope; arresting rope

Historical term for a rope used by Edo-period law enforcement to restrain criminals. Also read ほじょう.

See also: 捕縄 (ほじょう)

• 捕とり縄なわは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの捕とり物もので使つかわれた道どう具ぐの一ひとつだ。

  The torinawa was one of the tools used in arrests during the Edo period.