一切經音義 58.64

58.64

齒木（案梵本云彈多抳瑟搋彈多此云齒抳瑟榹此云木謂齒木也長者十二指短者六指也多用竭陀羅木作之今此多用楊枝為無此木）。

Tooth-stick (dantakāṣṭha) (Note that the Sanskrit text says dantaniṣṭhā [for dantakāṣṭha]: danta translates here as "tooth" and niṣṭhā [kāṣṭha] translates here as "wood"; that is, a tooth-stick. The long ones are twelve finger-widths, and the short ones are six finger-widths. They are mostly made using khadira wood; here they mostly use willow twigs because that tree is lacking).