Words — 29 found
ほりき
堀切り
1. man-made water channel (e.g. round a castle); artificial trench; moatArchaic
堀切 【ほりきり】
1. potato field (furrows)
いもほ
芋掘り
1. digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)
2. country bumpkin; yokelDerogatory
芋ほり 【いもほり】、いも掘り 【いもほり】
1. side of a moat
そとぼりう
外堀を埋める
1. to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; to fill in the outer moatIdiomatic expression
そとぼりう
外堀が埋まる
1. to be clear of obstacles in the way of one's objectiveIdiomatic expression