Abatis - Sakamogi

Japanese: 逆茂木 - さかもぎ

〘Noun〙① A tree branch with all its sharpened ends stuck into the ground or tied to a fence to ward off enemies. Sakamogari. ※Choshu Eimo (1178) Vol. 1 "In this world, the grass and grass that are blocking the barriers have been torn apart and become stumbling blocks."② In linked verse and haikai, this is used as an analogy for composing a verse with care, rather than just thinking about your own verse, so that the next person will be able to add a verse. The term comes from the fact that ① is an obstacle, so it should be removed for the sake of your allies, that is, the people who will add the verse later. [Renga Hikyoshu (around 1509)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 木の枝の先端をすべて鋭くとがらしたのを土にさし、または、柵に結んで敵を防ぐのに用いるもの。さかもがり。※長秋詠藻（1178）上「世中は関戸にふせぐさかもぎのもがれ果てぬる身にこそありけれ」② 連歌・俳諧で、自分の句だけを考えることなく、後の人が付け句をしやすいように気を使って句を作ることのたとえにいう。①が邪魔ものなので、これを取り除いて味方すなわち後の付句者のためにするというところからいう。〔連歌比況集（1509頃）〕

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