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jmdict 2828525 Active (id: 1928202)
がいし引き工事碍子引き工事
がいしびきこうじ
1. [n]
▶ knob-and-tube wiring
▶ insulator wiring
▶ [expl] electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators



History:
4. A 2016-03-04 04:10:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
なるほど.
3. A* 2016-03-04 01:47:44  Scott
  Comments:
No, it's common in North America in old buildings. "knob-and-tube wiring was an early standardized method of electrical wiring in buildings, in common use in North America from about 1880 to the 1930s" (Wikipedia)
2. A 2016-03-04 00:20:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/がいし引き工事
  Comments:
Seems peculiarly Japanese.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>碍子引き工事</keb>
+<keb>がいし引き工事</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>がいし引き工事</keb>
+<keb>碍子引き工事</keb>
@@ -16,0 +17 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators</gloss>
1. A* 2016-02-16 19:48:09  Scott
  Refs:
wiki

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