also: たぐり
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.
漁師は網を手繰りで引き上げた。
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.
消火活動で、バケツを手繰りで運んだ。
During firefighting, they passed buckets along a human chain.
noun
Only with reading てぐり
Figurative use referring to making arrangements or pulling strings behind the scenes; reading restricted to てぐり.
会合の手繰りは彼がすべて行った。
He made all the arrangements for the meeting.
noun
Abbreviation of 手繰り網; a net pulled by hand, often used in fishing.
See also: 手繰り網
この地域では手繰りを使った漁が行われている。
In this area, fishing with a dragnet is practiced.
Nominalized form of the verb 手繰る (taguru), meaning 'to pull in hand over hand'. The reading てぐり is a shift from たぐり.