かなぼう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かなぼう – see the following entry.

【金棒】 [noun] a metal rod or bo staff [noun] Clipping of 金棒引き (“a night watchman”). [noun] Clipping of 金棒引き (“telling tall tales or gossip; one who does such things”).} Alternative spelling 鉄棒

(This term, かなぼう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)