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karaune

1. (loan) (noun) hoe - a long-handled gardening tool with a metal blade used for weeding.

Ki tōku whakaaro, me whakamahi ā koutou hōiho ki te parau; e kore ō koutou tuarā e mamae ki te mahi pērā, ina e mamae ana te tuarā i te mahinga i te hō, i te karaune (TKM 13/9/1849:2). / I think it would be much better to make your horses work with ploughs, they will not make your backs ache like the spade and the hoe.

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See also karaone

hetiheti

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to hoe.

Kei te hetiheti ia i ngā otaota - kei nui rawa ka raru ngā pōioio (PK 2008:104). / She is hoeing the weeds - not when they're too big or the young shoots of the kūmara will be damaged.

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2. (noun) hoe.

Kātahi ka whakawhiti taonga a Te Mātenga rāua ko Turikatuku: ka riro i a Turikatuku he hetiheti rino, ka hoatu ki a Te Mātenga te kō ngaki māra a Turikatuku (TTR 1990:378). / Then Marsden and Turikatuku exchanged tools: Turikatuku received an iron hoe and Marsden was given Turikatuku's garden cultivation tool.

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karaone

1. (loan) (noun) hoe - a long-handled gardening tool with a metal blade used for weeding.

...i oti hoki tā rāua kōrero ko tōna hoa Pākehā i kōrero ai kia 21 tau ka hoki atu te whenua ki a koe, ka mea atu te Māori, “Ororaiti, i a koe māu te karaone.” (TW 16/11/1878:10/578). / ...and he and the Pākehā complete their deal, saying that when 21 years is up, the land will return to you, the Māori says, “All right, you have the hoe.”

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2. (loan) (noun) crown.


3. (loan) (noun) sovereign - former gold coin worth one pound.

hoe

1. (verb) (-a) to paddle, row.

Ka hoe mātau ki te ngutuawa (HP 1991:16). / We paddled to the river mouth.

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See also kaihoe

Synonyms: hīrau, tararau, kapa, tatauranga, whakanehenehe, ripa, tūtira, rārangi


2. (verb) (-a) to push away.

Tōna pānga atu ki a ia ka hoea mai (W 1971:55). / When he touched her he was pushed away.

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Synonyms: whakatāuke


3. (noun) paddle, oar.

Kua eke te punga, kua mau ki ngā hoe, kua kori katoa, kua korero i tō rātou reo (TP 1/1911:5). / When the anchor was aboard, they took hold of their oars and they all moved into action and spoke their language.

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hoe ākau

1. (noun) steering paddle.

Ka whakatūria ngā kaimau o ngā hoe; ko Taipupuni ki te hoe ākau (W 1971:6). / The holders of the paddles were established and Taipupuni was at the steering paddle.

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Hoe urungi

1. The steering paddle: said of someone who directs the journey of a group or initiative.

Ko ia te hoe urungi o te kaupapa / she is the steerer of the initiative.

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Hoe kōnukenuke

1. A crooked paddle: a crooked paddle refering to an unreliable person.

Nōu te hē i whakapono ai koe ki tērā tangata mutunga mai nei o te hoe kōnukenuke / it's your fault you put your faith in that absolutely unreliable person.

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hoe tuarā

1. (noun) backswimmer, Anisops assimilis - common in lakes, ponds, drinking troughs and weed-clogged streams. Swims jerkily along on its back.

pūrere hoe

1. (noun) rowing machine.

Wai pounga hoe

1. Paddle plunging waters: reference to a body of water traversed by canoes in former times. A honorific expression for ones ancestral waters.

E ngā wai pounga hoa a ngā tūpuna tēnei ka mihi / to the waters paddled by the ancestors I acknowledge you.

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Kaua e rangiruatia te hāpai o te hoe e kore te waka e ū ki uta

1. Work in unison to achieve a goal.

Do not lift the paddle out of time the canoe will not make landfall. /

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pāketu

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to clear, cut off, weed.

E pāketu ana ahau i te taru (W 1971:252). / I am clearing the weeds.

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2. (noun) scuffle hoe, dutch hoe - a light garden implement for weeding.

māhoe wao

1. (noun) māhoe wao, narrow-leaved māhoe, Melicytus lanceolatus - a slender, erectly branching small tree with long alternate leaves that have finely saw-toothed margins. Leaves towards the outer extremities of the branches. The fruit is a dark-purple berry.

manakura

1. (noun) manakura, small-leaved māhoe, Melicytus micranthus - an erect shrub up to 1.8 m tall with purple berries. Abundant in lowland forest, along forest margins, and beside streams on both islands.

tipitipi

1. (loan) (noun) garden hoe for weeding.

hinahina

1. (stative) be grey-haired.


2. (noun) māhoe, whiteywood, Melicytus ramiflorus - a common small tree in regrowth and coastal bush. Has alternating, pointed, oval leaves with teeth. Tiny flowers are abundant in spring and are followed by numerous purple-black berries.

He nui anō ngā rākau nunui i taua wā, he tōtara, he rimu, he kahika, he mataī, he miro, he kauri me ngā rākau pakupaku, he patatē, he hinahina he kaikōmako te paunga o te ngahere i te ahi (HTK 20/1/1894:5). / There were many giant trees at that time, tōtara, rimu, kahikatea, mataī, miro and kauri, with the small trees, patatē, whiteywood and kaikōmako, which were all destroyed in the fire.

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Synonyms: moeahu, māhoe

toki hengahenga

1. (noun) wooden hoe - adze shaped and made of hard wood used for working the ground.

He maha ngā taputapu a te Māori mō te ngaki mara, arā ko te: toki hengahenga - mō te kauhuri oneone; ... (Te Ara 2015). / Māori had a number of tools for gardening, namely the toki hengahenga - for turning over the soil; ...

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pere

1. (noun) adze-shaped wooden hoe - used in gardens for clearing weeds.


2. (noun) karapapa, Alseuosmia macrophylla - a shrub found in forest undergrowth from North Cape to the upper South Island that grows to about 2 m, with red-brown branches and dark green foliage. It has alternating glossy leaves with widely spaced teeth. The tubular flowers are 2.4-4 cm long and highly scented. They vary in colour from dark red to cream. Fruit is crimson.

See also karapapa


3. (noun) Alseuosmia banksii var. linariifolia - endemic bushy slender shrub up to 1 m tall of Northland forests from Kaitaia to about Kaiwaka. Often associated with kauri. Leaves vary, much longer than wide, green, margin smooth. Small creamy yellow flowers, tubular, dropping in September - December. Fruit fleshy, red.

hōkarikari

1. (noun) soccer.


2. (noun) (aerobics) hoe-down.

tima

1. (noun) hoe.

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