also: たおれぎゅうば
right to dead horses and cattle
Historical term from the Edo period referring to the right to acquire or dispose of dead horses and cattle, often associated with outcaste communities.
In the Edo period, the right to dispose of dead horses and cattle was granted to specific social groups.
Historical kanji spelling; the character 斃 is rare and may not display correctly on all devices.
Kana spelling reflecting the alternative reading; primarily a search variant.
Compound of 斃 (hei, 'to die, fall dead'), 牛 (gyū, 'cattle'), and 馬 (ba, 'horse'). The reading たおれぎゅうば uses the native Japanese reading of 斃 (taoreru).