試ためし斬ぎり

noun

sword testing; trying out a new blade

Historically, testing a sword's sharpness on a person or corpse; in modern contexts, it refers to cutting soaked straw targets (畳表) or bamboo to evaluate a blade.

• 刀かたな鍛冶かじは新あたらしく打うった刀かたなの試ためし斬ぎりを行おこなった。

  The swordsmith performed a test cutting with the newly forged sword.

• 現げん代だいの試ためし斬ぎりでは、畳たたみ表おもてを巻まいたものを斬きることが多おおい。

  In modern sword testing, rolled tatami mats are often cut.