岡引き
おかひき
- hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective n arch
Kanji
岡
コウ
おか
mount; hill; knoll
引
イン
ひ.く • ひ.ける
pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to
Synonyms
御用聞き
ごようきき
- the rounds of tradesmen going door to door n
- route man; door-to-door tradesman; order taker; order-taking n
- thief taker; secret policeman n
岡っ引き
おかっぴき
- hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective n arch