noun
Dated term for one's trade or means of living; now mostly replaced by 生業 (なりわい) or 職業. Still encountered in older texts or poetic language.
彼は古い文書で「すぎわい」という言葉を見つけた。
He found the word すぎわい in an old document.
かつて人々は農業を主なすぎわいとしていた。
In the past, people made agriculture their main livelihood.