also: たおれぎゅうば
noun
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.
江戸時代には、斃牛馬の処理権が特定の身分に与えられていた。
In the Edo period, the right to dispose of dead horses and cattle was granted to specific social groups.
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).