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noun
A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).
Across languages
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