noun
night-soil collector; night-soil man/woman
Historical occupation: a person who collected human waste (night-soil) for use as fertilizer. Now an obsolete profession.
江戸時代には肥汲みが各家庭から排泄物を集めていた。
In the Edo period, night-soil collectors gathered excrement from each household.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
night-soil removal; collection of human waste
Refers to the act or process of collecting night-soil, often as a noun or with する. Historical context.
農村では肥汲みをして田畑の肥料にした。
In farming villages, they carried out night-soil removal and used it as fertilizer for the fields.