Shooting for Pursuit - Oimo-i

Japanese: 追物射 - おいものい
Shooting for Pursuit - Oimo-i
〘 noun 〙 A game in which dogs and calves are released into a circular riding ground and shot with arrows from horseback . Depending on the target, it is called dog-chasing or cow-chasing. By extension, it means shooting at fleeing enemies from horseback. Omono (bait). ※Heike (early 13th century) 6: "The Heike soon cross the river and shoot at the Genji in an act of chase."

Omonoi [Pursuit shooting]

〘Noun〙 = Oimo-i (Oimo-i) (Archery) ※Genpei Jōsuiki (Record of the Rise and Fall of the Genpei) (before the 14th century) 33 "He turned his back on the enemy and shot him down with an Oimo-i (arrow) ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 円形の馬場に犬や小牛を放して、馬上から響目(ひきめ)の矢で射る遊び。的によって犬追物、牛追物などという。転じて、馬上から逃げる敵を射ること。おいもの。おものい。※平家(13C前)六「平家やがて川をわたひて源氏を追物射に射てゆく」

おもの‐い【追物射】

〘名〙 =おいものい(追物射)※源平盛衰記(14C前)三三「敵を懸け背いてをもの射(イ)にぞ射取りける」

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