tsuban.

/ˈtsuːba/

Forms: Plural unchanged, tsubas.

Etymology: Japanese, shortened < tsumiha, -ba, < tsumi to stop + ha (enemy's) blade, sword.

A Japanese sword-guard.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard

cross1470

guard1596

ward1634

shell1685

bow1701

basket1833

cross-guard1869

cross-piece1869

hilt-guard1869

second guard1869

tsuba1889

knuckle-bow1895

1889 J. J. Rein Industries Japan iii. vii. 432 The sword-shell, or guard, Tsuba, is as old as the sword. It is an oval metal plate..with an opening in the middle to admit the blade of the sword.

1909 J. Masefield Multitude & Solitude ii. 35 Melyard collected tsuba, and fenced archæologically at the Foil Club.

1970 Times 11 Mar. 12/5 Sotheby's held a similar sale, mainly devoted to Japanese sword guards or tsubas.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 48/4 (caption) Examples of the tsuba, or hand-guard, of Japanese swords. ‘On them..may be found illustrated the whole of the mythology, customs, legends, folklore, famous scenes, characteristics and celebrated personages and events of the history of Japan.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	tsuba
释义	tsuban. /ˈtsuːba/ Forms: Plural unchanged, tsubas. Etymology: Japanese, shortened < tsumiha, -ba, < tsumi to stop + ha (enemy's) blade, sword. A Japanese sword-guard. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard cross1470 guard1596 ward1634 shell1685 bow1701 basket1833 cross-guard1869 cross-piece1869 hilt-guard1869 second guard1869 tsuba1889 knuckle-bow1895 1889 J. J. Rein Industries Japan iii. vii. 432 The sword-shell, or guard, Tsuba, is as old as the sword. It is an oval metal plate..with an opening in the middle to admit the blade of the sword. 1909 J. Masefield Multitude & Solitude ii. 35 Melyard collected tsuba, and fenced archæologically at the Foil Club. 1970 Times 11 Mar. 12/5 Sotheby's held a similar sale, mainly devoted to Japanese sword guards or tsubas. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 48/4 (caption) Examples of the tsuba, or hand-guard, of Japanese swords. ‘On them..may be found illustrated the whole of the mythology, customs, legends, folklore, famous scenes, characteristics and celebrated personages and events of the history of Japan.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1889
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