also: ぞく
noun
cocoon holders; silkworm cocooning frame
Specialized term in sericulture; refers to a frame or holder where silkworms spin their cocoons. The reading まぶし is standard; ぞく is rare and technical.
養蚕農家では、まぶしを使って繭を作らせる。
At silkworm farms, they use cocoon holders to let the silkworms spin their cocoons.
この蔟は昔ながらの藁でできている。
This cocooning frame is made of traditional straw.
Alternate kanji form for まぶし, literally 'silkworm register'; less common than 蔟.
Kanji form for the reading ぞく; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The reading まぶし is native Japanese, while ぞく is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) of the kanji 蔟/簇. The exact derivation of まぶし is uncertain; it is a specialized term from sericulture.