宿やど引ひき

noun

hotel tout; lodging house tout

Historical term for a person who solicited guests for inns or lodging houses, especially in the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、宿やど引ひきは旅たび人びとを宿やどに案あん内ないする仕し事ごとをしていた。

  In the Edo period, a yadohiki worked to guide travelers to inns.