米こめ刺さし

noun

grain sampler; rice thief

A pointed tool inserted into a rice bag to extract a sample; also refers to the person using it. The 'thief' gloss is metaphorical, as it 'steals' a bit of grain.

• 米こめ刺さしで袋ふくろから米こめを抜ぬき取とって品ひん質しつを調しらべる。

  They use a grain sampler to extract rice from the bag and check its quality.

• 昔むかしの米こめ問どん屋やでは米こめ刺さしが重じゅう要ような道どう具ぐだった。

  In old rice wholesalers, the grain sampler was an important tool.