馬ま子ご

noun

packhorse driver

Historical occupation: a person who transported goods by packhorse, especially during the Edo period. Now primarily encountered in historical contexts or set phrases.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、馬ま子ごは荷に物もつを運はこぶ重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

  In the Edo period, packhorse drivers played an important role in transporting goods.

• 「馬ま子ごにも衣い装しょう」ということわざがある。

  There is a proverb: 'Even a packhorse driver looks good in fine clothes.'