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- Japanese · borrowed from鶯張り
- English todayuguisubari
Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
uguisubari
Today it means: A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach. Full definition →
Japanese 鶯張り