鉄てっ火か打うち

noun

gambler

Rare historical term for a professional gambler, particularly one who frequented 鉄火場 (gambling dens) in the Edo period. Not used in modern Japanese; the common word for gambler is 博徒 (ばくと) or ギャンブラー.

• 「鉄てっ火か打うち」は、江え戸ど時じ代だいの博打ばくち打うちを指さす古ふるい言こと葉ばだ。

  鉄火打ち is an old word referring to a gambler in the Edo period.