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Definition of "kago" []

  • A small basketwork palanquin slung from a pole carried on the shoulders of two men. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "kago" in a sentence
  • "Indeed, so extensively was the hunting of deer practised that bows and arrows were often called kago-yumi and kago-ya (kago signifies "deer")."
  • "I carried the traditional handbag called a kago, which has a basketweave base topped by a drawstring pouch of colorful tie dyed silk, shibori, which is made by tying silk into a myriad of minute knots with thread before it is dyed."
  • "The kago is a sort of palanquin borne on the shoulders of four stout men, the path being impracticable even for mules; but were it less steep and wider, the Japanese have no mules."