Raft master

Japanese: 筏師 - いかだし
Raft master
〘 noun 〙 A person whose occupation is to go down the river on a raft. A raft-setter. A raft-setter. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Festival Envoy "The raft that we cast across the shallows, how much will it cost to flow down the river?"

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Japanese:
〘名〙 筏に乗り、川を下るのを業とする人。筏差し。筏乗り。※宇津保(970‐999頃)祭の使「浅きせになげきてわたるいかだしはいくらのくれか流れきぬらん」

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