Telegraph pole - denshinbashira

Japanese: 電信柱 - でんしんばしら

〘noun〙① A pole that supports telegraph, telephone, and electricity lines. A utility pole. A telegraph stake. ※Newspapers and Magazines - September 28, 1874 (Meiji 7) "The portion of the telegraph lines under the jurisdiction of each prefecture that have telegraph poles erected on private property" ② A half-joking term for a thin and tall person. ③ A student term for the grade in an academic department. [New Age Terminology Dictionary (1930)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 電信・電話・電気などの線を支える柱。電柱。電信杭。※新聞雑誌‐明治七年（1874）九月二八日「各府県管下電信線路の内私有地へ電信柱建置く分は」② やせて背の高い人をからかい半分にいう。③ 学生用語で、学科成績の丁。〔新時代用語辞典（1930）〕

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