loading a horse with passengers or baggage
Historical term for the act of loading a horse with people or goods. Rare in modern usage outside historical contexts.
During travel in the Edo period, loading a horse was an important task.
driving a horse into a pen
Historical term for herding a horse into an enclosure. Rare in modern usage.
The work of driving horses into a pen was often seen on ranches.
Hexacentrus japonicus; Hexacentrus unicolor; katydid species
Abbreviation of 馬追虫 (うまおいむし). Refers to specific katydid species. The name likely comes from the insect's call resembling a horse driver's whistle.
See also: 馬追虫
On summer nights, you can hear the call of the katydid.
Compound of 馬 (uma, 'horse') and 追い (oi, 'driving, chasing'). The insect name is an abbreviation of 馬追虫, likely from the sound resembling a horse driver's call.