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pōria

1. (verb) to weigh down (with a weight).

He mea pōria ki te punga hei whakatoimaha (NM 1928:130). / It was weighed down with an anchor to make it heavy.

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2. (noun) ring of bone or stone on the leg of a captive bird, ornament.

E hoa, e Mohi, kei kawea koe e te reka o ngā moni a Te Kāwanatanga, ā pērā ai koe me te mōkai kākā e noho rā i tana pae, ā ka puta te pōkai kākā makā, ka pararē kau te waha o te mōkai rā ki ana hoa, ka kapekapetau kau ana parirau ki te rere māna, me pēhea i te pōria e mau rā i tana waewae (TW 11/3/1876:134). / My friend, Mohi, don't be carried away by the sweetness of the Government's money or you'll be like a pet kākā sitting on its perch and when the flock of wild kākā appears the pet calls out to its mates and it flaps its wings to fly how can it with the ring holding its leg.

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Synonyms: takaore, tāraro, nakonako, whakanikoniko, whakapaipai, whakaniko, whakarei, whakanakonako, whakapīwari

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