手て繰ぐり

noun

reeling in by hand; winding by hand; spinning by hand

The act of pulling in or winding something manually, such as a rope, net, or thread, without mechanical aid.

• 漁りょう師しは網あみを手て繰ぐりで引ひき上あげた。

  The fisherman hauled in the net by hand.

noun

passing along a human chain; bucket brigade

Only with reading てぐり

Transporting items by passing them from person to person in a line; reading restricted to てぐり.

• 消しょう火か活かつ動どうで、バケツを手て繰ぐりで運はこんだ。

  During firefighting, they passed buckets along a human chain.

noun

arrangements; managing

Only with reading てぐり

Figurative use referring to making arrangements or pulling strings behind the scenes; reading restricted to てぐり.

• 会かい合ごうの手て繰ぐりは彼かれがすべて行おこなった。

  He made all the arrangements for the meeting.

noun

dragnet

Abbreviation of 手繰り網; a net pulled by hand, often used in fishing.

See also: 手繰り網

• この地ち域いきでは手て繰ぐりを使つかった漁りょうが行おこなわれている。

  In this area, fishing with a dragnet is practiced.