腰こし物もの

noun

item worn on the hip; hip accessory

Historical term for objects carried at the waist, especially swords, pill boxes, or money pouches in pre-modern Japan. Now mostly encountered in historical contexts or explanations.

• 武ぶ士しは腰こし物ものとして刀かたなを帯おびていた。

  Samurai wore a sword on their hip as a hip accessory.

• この絵え巻まきには、腰こし物ものに印いん籠ろうを下さげた町ちょう人にんが描えがかれている。

  In this picture scroll, a townsman is depicted with an inro hanging from his hip accessory.