uguisubari

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noun

A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.

Similar
nightingale floor
OriginJapanese 鶯張り →
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Meanings

nounuguisubari (plural uguisubari)
  1. A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.

    Synonyms: nightingale floor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.

Similar
nightingale floor
Also see
nightingale floor

Origin

  1. Japanese鶯張り
  2. Englishuguisubari

Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).

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Translations

German Nachtigallenboden
  • Nachtigallenbodenwooden floor designed to creak
Japanese 鶯張り
  • 鶯張り (uguisubari)wooden floor designed to creak
Polish słowicza podłoga
  • słowicza podłogawooden floor designed to creak
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Chicago

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