noun
Edo-period street vendor carrying wares on a pole
Historical term for a specific type of itinerant merchant in the Edo period. Rare in modern usage, mostly encountered in historical contexts.
江戸時代には、棒手振りが町を歩きながら魚や野菜を売っていた。
In the Edo period, bote-furi walked through town selling fish and vegetables.
Compound of 棒手 (bote, 'pole hand') and 振り (furi, 'swinging' or 'hawking'), describing the vendor's method of carrying wares on a pole while calling out to customers.