sumōtori

See also: sumotori

English

Noun

sumōtori (plural sumōtori)

  1. Alternative form of sumotori.
    • 1906 January 18, E. W., “More about Japan”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science, volume LXXIII, number 1890, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited; New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 272, column 1:
      [A] fight between two expert sumōtori is for the Japanese an event of almost national importance, and they flock in thousands to the huge amphitheatre in the centre of which the tussle takes place.
    • 1992, Philbert Ono, “A Visit to Azumazeki-beya (Part 1)”, in Eye-Ai, Tokyo: Riverfield, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:
      The left wall had small wooden tags with the ring names (shikona) of the stable’s sumōtori.
    • 1998, “Arena”, in Look Japan, volume 44, Tokyo: Look Japan, Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32, column 2:
      There was a young deshi (fledgling sumōtori) looking up at the oyakata with a terrified face.
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