肥こやし桶おけ

noun

night soil pail

Historical term for a bucket used to collect human waste for fertilizer. Rarely encountered in modern daily life; mainly appears in historical or rural contexts.

• 昔むかしは肥こやし桶おけを担かついで畑はたけまで運はこんだ。

  In the old days, people carried night soil pails to the fields.