Gold hoe - Gold hoe

...Hoes with an iron base like today's hoes were rare; most had an iron tip attached to a wooden block called a furo. Hoes with an iron base were called kinuguwa, and those with a furo were called furouguwa. Hoes were also classified as uchiguwa, hikiguwa, and uchihikiguwa depending on their use, and the handle corners were cut to suit each use.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kinguwa" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…なお，今日のくわのような刃床部全体が鉄製のものは少数で，風呂と呼ばれる木製のブロックに鉄のくわ先をはめたものが多数であった。刃床部全体が鉄製のものを金ぐわ，風呂のあるものを風呂ぐわという。また，くわは用途により，打ちぐわ，引きぐわ，打引きぐわと分けられ，柄角はそれぞれの使用に適した角がとられる。…

※「金ぐわ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報