撃げき柝たく

noun

striking of clappers; night watch

Historical term for a night watchman's duty of striking wooden clappers to mark time and signal vigilance. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical descriptions.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、夜よ回まわりが撃げき柝たくを打うちながら町まちを巡じゅん回かいした。

  In the Edo period, night watchmen patrolled the town while striking clappers.