- 金棒
- かなぼう【金棒, 鉄棒】metal [iron] rod〖C〗.¶それは鬼に~だIt's a double advantage.* * *かなぼう【金棒】〔鉄の棒〕 an iron rod; a metal rod [bar]; (かなてこ) a crowbar; 〔鉄尖(かなさい)棒〕 a huge iron club; 〔夜警用の〕 an iron staff with some rings on top used traditionally by night watchmen, etc.
●金棒を引く 〔うわさを触れ回る〕 spread gossip [rumors]; tell tales; go about [around] gossiping.
鬼に金棒 ⇒おに.金棒引き 〔夜警〕 a night watchman; 〔うわさを触れ回る人〕 a gossip; a talebearer; 《米》 a tattletale; a gossip-[rumor-, scandal-]monger.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.