木もく馬ば

noun

wooden horse; rocking horse

Refers to a toy horse made of wood, often a rocking horse for children.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、木もく馬ばに乗のって遊あそんだ。

  When I was a child, I played on a rocking horse.

noun

vaulting horse; gymnastics horse

A piece of gymnastics apparatus; also called 跳馬 (ちょうば).

See also: 跳馬

• 体たい操そうの授じゅ業ぎょうで木もく馬ばを使つかった。

  We used the vaulting horse in gymnastics class.

noun

wooden horse (torture device)

Historical torture device; the victim was forced to straddle a sharp wooden horse with weights attached to the feet.

• 中ちゅう世せいの拷ごう問もん道どう具ぐとして木もく馬ばが使つかわれた。

  The wooden horse was used as a medieval torture device.