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kamupene ā-ohu miraka

1. (loan) (noun) cooperative dairy company.

whāma kau

1. (loan) (noun) dairy farm.

He whāma kau tā tēnei rangatira Pākehā (HP 1991:22). / This important Pākehā had a dairy farm.

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hepareita

1. (loan) (noun) separator - used for separating the cream from the milk in milking sheds on dairy farms.

Mutu ana te kutētē, kua hurihia te miraka ki te hepareita (TTT 1/2/1930:1975). / When milking is finished the milk is spun in the separator.

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Synonyms: kaitiriwā, hapareita

tiehe

1. (loan) (modifier) Jersey - a light brown dairy cow from Jersey.

Tīmata anō hoki tā rāua whakatipu i te kau tiehe, he momo kau anō (TTR 2000:39). / They also started raising Jersey cattle, which is another type of cow.

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hua miraka

1. (noun) dairy.

Kāore e kaha taku kai hua miraka. / I am not a big eater of dairy.

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