稲いね掛かけ

noun

rack for drying rice; drying rice on a rack

Refers to a traditional wooden rack used for hanging harvested rice stalks to dry, or the act of drying rice on such a rack. Common in agricultural contexts.

• 秋あきになると、田たんぼに稲いね掛かけが並ならぶ。

  In autumn, racks for drying rice are set up in the paddies.

• 昔むかしは稲いね掛かけで稲いねを干ほしていた。

  In the past, they used to dry rice on racks.