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hoehoe

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to paddle about, make repeated trips (in a canoe or boat).

He hoehoe waka te mahi a ngā tamariki nei (W 1971:55). / The activity of these children is paddling a canoe about.

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2. (modifier) paddling, rowing.

I te tūnga o taua waka hoehoe kaipara ka tae a Te Kāraerae, te waka o Whātonga rāua ko te irāmutu, ki waho o te ngutuawa ki te moana (JPS 1928:178). / When that canoe-paddling contest was held the canoe of Whātonga and his nephew, 'Te Kāraerae', passed out through the entrance to the ocean.

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hoehoe

1. (noun) deep burrower, Panopea zelandica - a scoop-shaped bivalve mollusc found buried 20-40 cm down in sand, well below low tide. Shell is smooth and white inside.

hoehoe tāwhai

1. (noun) canoeing.

hoehoe tuarā

1. (noun) water boatman, Sigara arguta - common in lakes, ponds, drinking troughs and weed-clogged streams.

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