馬ば糞ふん紙し

noun

rough straw cardboard

A coarse, thick cardboard traditionally made from straw; used for stiffening or backing in crafts and bookbinding.

• 昔むかしの本ほんの表ひょう紙しには馬ば糞ふん紙しがよく使つかわれていた。

  Rough straw cardboard was often used for the covers of old books.

noun

low-grade lining paper

Archaic term for a cheap, low-quality paper used as a lining or padding material.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん献けんに、馬ば糞ふん紙しを裏うら打うちに使つかった記き述じゅつがある。

  There are descriptions in Edo-period documents of using low-grade lining paper for backing.