猪牙舟ちょきぶね

noun

small roofless river taxi (Edo period)

Historical term for a small, open boat used as a water taxi on rivers during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、猪牙舟ちょきぶねは隅すみ田だ川がわの交こう通つう手しゅ段だんとして使つかわれた。

  During the Edo period, chokibune were used as a means of transportation on the Sumida River.