noun
skirting board; baseboard
Specifically the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room, often found along the base of walls.
和室の雑巾摺りは、壁の下部を保護する役割がある。
The skirting board in a Japanese-style room serves to protect the lower part of the wall.
幅木 is the general term for baseboard or skirting board in any room, while 雑巾摺り specifically refers to the wooden skirting board in a traditional Japanese-style room.
Standard kanji spelling for this architectural term.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.
Compound of 雑巾 (zōkin, 'dustcloth') and 摺り (suri, 'rubbing'), likely from the idea that the board is at a height where a dustcloth would rub against it during cleaning.