金かな棒ぼう引ひき

noun

gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger

Refers to a person who spreads rumors or gossip, often with a negative connotation. The word is derived from the image of someone clanging a metal rod to attract attention, akin to spreading news noisily.

• 彼かれは町まちの金かな棒ぼう引ひきで、誰だれの噂うわさでもすぐに広ひろめる。

  He is the town gossip, quickly spreading rumors about anyone.

noun

night watchman

Obsolete term for a night watchman who would patrol the streets, often carrying a metal rod to strike and alert residents. No longer in common use.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、金かな棒ぼう引ひきは夜よるの町まちを見み回まわり、火ひの用よう心じんを呼よびかけた。

  In the Edo period, the night watchman patrolled the town at night, calling out warnings about fire.