一切經音義 94.57

94.57

鐵鐓 ('iron ferrule': the second character has the fanqie 徒對 [tú + duì]. The Liji says: 'When presenting a halberd, one points the ferrule forward and the blade behind.' Mao's commentary to the Shijing says: 'A 鐓 is the ferrule at the base of a dagger-axe.' 鐏 has the fanqie 存巽 [cún + xùn]. The Shuowen says: 'The bronze ferrule at the bottom of the shaft of a spear or halberd. It is derived from 金 (metal) with 敦 as phonetic.' 秘 is pronounced 秘; 秘 means the shaft of a spear).