舶つむ

noun

large ship

Archaic noun for a large seagoing vessel. Not used in contemporary Japanese; encountered only in historical or classical contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「舶つむ」を「つむ」と読よんで大おおきな船ふねを指さした。

  In old documents, 舶 was read as つむ and referred to a large ship.