辻つじ駕籠かご

noun

street palanquin

Historical term for a palanquin (駕籠) that could be hired on the street, similar to a taxi in the Edo period. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.

See also: 駕籠

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、辻つじ駕籠かごが町まち中なかで拾ひろえたという。

  It is said that during the Edo period, you could hail a street palanquin in town.