竹たけ馬うま

noun

stilts

Walking stilts, typically made of bamboo poles with footrests. Common in traditional play and festivals.

• 子こ供どもたちは竹たけ馬うまに乗のって遊あそんでいた。

  The children were playing on stilts.

noun

hobby horse

Only with reading ちくば

Archaic term for a toy horse, often a stick with a horse's head. Read ちくば in this sense.

• 昔むかしの子こ供どもは竹ちく馬ばを馬うまに見み立たてて遊あそんだ。

  Children in the past played with a hobby horse, pretending it was a real horse.