曲まげ物もの屋や

noun

pawnshop

Rare term for a pawnshop; the more common word is 質屋 (しちや). The cross-reference suggests a connection to 質屋.

See also: 質屋

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの町まちには曲まげ物もの屋やがいくつかあった。

  In Edo-period towns, there were several pawnshops.

• 「曲まげ物もの屋や」は今いまではほとんど使つかわれない古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  The word 曲物屋 is an old term that is hardly used today.