井い戸ど掘ほり

noun

well digging; well digger

Refers to the act of digging a well or a person who digs wells. Context determines whether it is the activity or the occupation.

• 村むらでは井い戸ど掘ほりが始はじまった。

  Well digging has begun in the village.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは井い戸ど掘ほりだった。

  His grandfather was a well digger.