畚ふご

noun

straw carrying bag; hod

A traditional woven straw mat used like a bag or hod for carrying earth, sand, or other materials, often slung from a pole. Primarily a historical or construction term.

• 昔むかしの工こう事じ現げん場ばでは、土つちを運はこぶのに畚もっこが使つかわれていた。

  At old construction sites, straw carrying bags were used to move earth.

• 祭まつりの準じゅん備びで、砂利じゃりを畚もっこに入いれて運はこんだ。

  During festival preparations, we carried gravel in straw hods.