駑ど馬ば

noun

hack; inferior horse

Literary term for a horse of poor quality, not used in everyday conversation.

• 古ふるい物もの語がたりでは、駑ど馬ばに乗のった貧まずしい武ぶ士しが登とう場じょうする。

  In old tales, a poor samurai riding a hack appears.

noun

inferior person; incapable person

Humble self-deprecating metaphor; compares oneself to a worthless horse. Rare and literary.

• 私わたしのような駑ど馬ばには、その任にんは重おもすぎます。

  For an incapable person like me, that duty is too heavy.