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pūreke

1. (noun) knob.

pūreke

1. (noun) rough rain-cape - made of undressed harakeke.

I te ekenga o te ope ki Rua-wehea, he rite te titiro o te tangata whenua ki a Paoa i roto tonu i tana pūreke (NIT 1995:167). / When the party landed at Rua-wehea the local people were looking at Paoa in his rough rain-cape.

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2. (noun) ointment for skin complaints.

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