Goose claws

Japanese: 雁爪 - がんづめ

〘 noun 〙 (named after its shape resembling a wild goose's claw) 1. An iron rake-like agricultural tool with three to five curved claws. Used to remove weeds from rice fields. There are also ones that are worn on the fingertips and resemble the claws of a koto. Crab claw. [Season: Summer] *Hagakure (around 1716) 5 "Preparing hooks and wild goose claws for each ship" 2. A tool used to rake up ore and coal. Similar to 1, but the tip is not curved.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (形が雁の爪に似ているところからいう)① 鉄製の熊手状のもので、三～五本の曲がった爪をもっている農具。田の草をとるのに用いる。指先にはめる、琴の爪に似たものもある。かにづめ。《季・夏》※葉隠（1716頃）五「銘々船に、相かぎ・雁爪用意の事」② 鉱石や石炭をかき寄せるのに用いる道具。①に似ているが、先端が曲がっていない。

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