metsubushi

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noun

Any of a variety of implements and techniques used in feudal Japan to blind or disorient an opponent.

OriginJapanese 目潰し →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounmetsubushi (plural metsubushi)
  1. Any of a variety of implements and techniques used in feudal Japan to blind or disorient an opponent.

Origin

  1. Japanese目潰し
  2. Englishmetsubushi

From Japanese 目潰し, literally "eye closers".

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APA

metsubushi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metsubushi

MLA

“metsubushi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metsubushi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metsubushi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metsubushi.

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