たちぎき

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of たちぎき – see the following entry.

【立ち聞き】 [noun] eavesdropping [noun] a type of bit ring found in Japanese riding tack: a ring on either end of the bit that goes into a horse's mouth, used to attach the bridle, or used purely decoratively to attach tassels [verb] to eavesdrop

(This term, たちぎき, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)