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ば うぐいす張り
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1. nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)​
Wikipedia definition
2. Nightingale floor​Nightingale floors, or uguisubari (鴬張り)  listen, were floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces, the most famous example being Nijo Castle, in Kyoto, Japan. Dry boards naturally creak under pressure, but these floors were designed so that the flooring nails rubbed against a jacket or clamp, causing chirping noises.
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Other forms
鶯張り 【うぐいすばり】、鴬張り 【うぐいすばり】

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