Definitions

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  • noun sumo the third highest division of professional sumo wrestling, below juryo; the lowest division at which a salary is paid

Etymologies

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Japanese below the curtain

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Examples

  • Because of his achievements as an amateur, he was given makushita tsukedashi status and allowed to leapfrog the lower divisions.

    Pravda.Ru 2010

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