Puppet Woman - Kugutsume

Japanese: 傀儡女 - くぐつめ

〘 noun 〙① A woman who performs using a marionette. ② (From the fact that ① also engaged in prostitution) A prostitute. Amusement. A woman who serves food. [Wa-Ei-Rin-Shusei (First Edition) (1867)] ※Dandan Chinbun-51 (1878) "A complete list of other names for prostitutes (abbreviated): Ukare-onna (a prostitute who entertains women for one night), Taware-onna (a prostitute who entertains women for one night), Asatsuma (a prostitute who entertains women for the morning), Kugutsu-onna (a prostitute who entertains women for the morning) "

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Japanese:

〘名〙① あやつり人形を使って芸をする女。② (①が売春もしたところから) 遊女。あそびめ。飯盛女。〔和英語林集成（初版）（1867）〕※団団珍聞‐五一号（1878）「娼妓異名尽し〈略〉うかれ女一夜妻たわれ女朝妻くぐつ女(メ)」

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