籌ちゅう木ぎ

noun

hygiene stick; anal cleansing stick

Historical term for a small wooden stick used in place of toilet paper in pre-modern Japan. Not used in modern daily life.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、籌ちゅう木ぎと呼よばれる木きの棒ぼうが使つかわれていた。

  In the Edo period, a wooden stick called a chūgi was used.