Okappiki were called "Meakashi" in Kanhasshu (the Eight Provinces of the Kanto region) and "Tesaki" or "Kuchitoi" in the Kansai region, and in this way, the names were different from area to area..
関八州では目明かし、関西では手先、または口問いと各地方で呼びかたは異なる。