股また火び

noun

warming one's crotch over a hibachi

Historical term for a practice of standing over a charcoal brazier (hibachi) to warm the lower body. Rare in modern usage; mainly encountered in descriptions of old Japanese daily life.

• 昔むかしの日本にほんでは、寒さむい日ひに股また火びで暖だんをとることがあった。

  In old Japan, people sometimes warmed themselves by standing over a hibachi on cold days.