"teppo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teppo [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Japanese 鉄砲bor. English teppo Borrowed from Japanese 鉄砲. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ja:鉄砲|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Japanese 鉄砲bor. English teppo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Japanese", "term" : "鉄砲", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ja" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "teppo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="teppo"> Borrowed from Japanese 鉄砲. Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} teppo (plural teppo)
  1. (sumo) a wooden pillar that is slapped repeatedly by a rikishi as a sumo wrestling exercise. Related terms: teppo snapping shrimp (english: possibly etymologically related)
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