Faucet - Snakehead

Japanese: 蛇口 - へびくち

〘 noun 〙 (from its resemblance to a snake's mouth) 1. A loop at the end of a string or rope. The part of a trap made by looping the end of a string or rope. ※Essay, Matsuya Bunki (around 1818-45) 5 "'Nezushi Matsuokenki' ( abbreviated ): In the book, it says Newo's rabbit ears, which is why in this world it is called a snake's mouth." 2. The name of the bit . The part of the rope that the reins are attached to. 3. The part at the end of a fishing rod used for river fishing, to which a string or other material is attached for tying the fishing line. It is used to tie knots or make a loop. ※Gendan (1938) <Koda Rohan> "Looking at the faucet (snake's mouth) , it is clearly an amateurish workmanship." 4. ⇒jaguchi (faucet)

Faucet

〘 noun 〙① A metal nozzle attached to a water pipe. ※Rojo (1919)〈Akutagawa Ryunosuke〉26 "In the middle of the room there were three holes like vases buried in them, and above the holes there were three water taps (jaguchi) ."② A flower arranging tool with a sharp opening like a snake's mouth. ③ One of the masks used in Kyogen. ※Warambegusa (1660) 4 "The jaguchi (jaguchi) are cut in the Iki no ma" [Additional note]① is a word that appeared in the late Meiji period; before that, words such as " dragon 's mouth" and "dragon 's head " were used.

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (その形が蛇の口に似ているところから)① 紐などの端を輪にしたもの。ひも、綱などの先端を輪にして作った羂(わな)の部分。※随筆・松屋筆記（1818‐45頃）五「『禰津松鴎軒記』〈略〉同書にねをのうさぎ耳とあり按に今世にへびくちといふこれ也」② 轡(くつわ)の部分の名。手綱をとりつける引手の羂の部分。③ 川釣り用の釣竿の先端にある、釣糸を結ぶために紐などをつけた部分。結び目をつくったり、輪にしたりする。※幻談（1938）〈幸田露伴〉「蛇口(ヘビクチ)の処を見るといふと、素人細工に違ひないが」④ ⇒じゃぐち（蛇口）

じゃ‐ぐち【蛇口】

〘名〙① 水道管に取りつけてある金属製の口がね。※路上（1919）〈芥川龍之介〉二六「その部屋のまん中には、壺を埋けたやうな穴が三つあって、その又穴の上には、水道栓が蛇口(ジャグチ)を三つ揃へてゐた」② 生け花用具で、蛇の口のように鋭く開いた形のものをいう。③ 狂言で用いる面の一つ。※わらんべ草（1660）四「蛇口(ジャグチ)犠の間にきる」[補注]①は、明治後期になって現われる語で、それ以前は、「龍(たつ)の口」「龍頭(たつがしら)」などが用いられていた。

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