荒あら壁かべ土つち

noun

rough wall plaster; cob

A traditional Japanese wall-building material made of clay mixed with straw and other fibers, used as a rough undercoat before finer plaster layers. The term is specific to traditional architecture and construction.

See also: 中塗り土

• 古こ民みん家かの壁かべには荒あら壁かべ土つちが使つかわれている。

  Rough wall plaster is used in the walls of old traditional houses.

• 荒あら壁かべ土つちを塗ぬった後あと、中なか塗ぬり土つちで仕し上あげる。

  After applying the rough undercoat, they finish with a middle coat of plaster.