爪つま皮かわ

noun

protective cover on a clog

Refers to a leather or similar covering fitted over the toe area of a traditional Japanese wooden clog (下駄) to protect it from wear and moisture.

• 下げ駄たの爪つま皮かわがすり減へってきたので、新あたらしいものに取とり替かえた。

  The protective cover on my clogs had worn down, so I replaced it with a new one.

• 職しょく人にんが爪つま皮かわを丁てい寧ねいに縫ぬい付つけている。

  The craftsman is carefully sewing on the clog cover.