草くさ藁わら

noun

grass and straw (as fodder)

Archaic term for mixed grass and straw used as animal feed, especially for horses. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

• 昔むかしの農のう家かでは、冬ふゆに備そなえて草くさ藁わらを蓄たくわえたものだ。

  In old farming households, they used to store grass and straw in preparation for winter.