木き守まもり

noun

fruit left on a tree over winter

Archaic agricultural term for fruit intentionally left on a tree during winter, believed to ensure a good harvest the following year. Rare in modern usage.

• 昔むかしの農のう家かでは、翌よく年ねんの豊ほう作さくを願ねがって木き守まもりを残のこした。

  In old farming households, they left fruit on the tree over winter to wish for a good harvest the next year.