Horse role - Umayaku

Japanese: 馬役 - うまやく

〘 noun 〙① In the Edo period, the burden of providing horses for the horse-riding staff at post stations. ※Financial and Economic Documents - 4th Transportation Section, Relay Races, Regulations, April 1789 (Kansei 1) "The horse-riding staff will investigate the names of their owners, and the colors of their horses, etc."② The staff in charge of training horses for riding in samurai families. Also, the official in charge. ※Kochou Essays (1924) <Baba Kocho> Ryokage Meiwa "When my father became a horse-riding staff, he immediately set about breaking Matsushima's habit of becoming paralyzed when he couldn't ride."③ = Uma's (horse's) legs

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 江戸時代、宿駅の伝馬役(てんまやく)のうち、馬匹の提供をする夫役負担。※財政経済史料‐四・交通之部・駅伝・取締規則・寛政元年（1789）四月「馬役者持主之名前、并馬之毛色等相糺」② 武家で馬を乗りならすことをつかさどる役。また、その役人。※孤蝶随筆（1924）〈馬場孤蝶〉緑蔭茗話「僕の父が馬役になると、直ぐ松島の乗せずまひをする癖を直しにかかった」③ ＝うま（馬）の足(あし)

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