2. (noun) collarbone, clavicle - either of the pair of bones joining the breastbone to the shoulder blades.
See also paemanu
3. (noun) batten on the inside joint between the rauawa and the hull of a canoe.
Ka mahia ngā popoki o ngā niao, he paewai ērā (WW 1915:200). / The covers of the gunwales, those are called paewai, were made.
4. (noun) wooden mouthpiece attached to a calabash.
5. (noun) skirting board.
paewai o te moana
1. (noun) horizon.
I te takiwā i tukupū ai te kapua pōuri ki te paewai o te moana, ā i te pakarutanga mai o te tūpuhi o te whawhai rāua ko te whakaheke toto ki tō tātou motu nei, tutū ana te puehu, kitea ana te mate me te hē, nā i reira ai maiengi tonu ake te 'Waka' nei i runga i te ngaru o te moana hei tohu mārama rawa, whakakaha i te ngākau o ngā Māori (TWMNT 16/11/1879:269). / At the time when the dark clouds were lowering on the horizon, and when the storm of war and bloodshed burst upon our land and death and destruction were seen, the 'Waka' rose up on the waves as a beacon of enlightenment and encouragement for Māori.
See also paewai
paewai o te rangi
1. (noun) horizon (looking over the sea).
Puta ake ana te kapua pōuri i te paewai o te rangi, ā kīhai i roa ka pūhia haeretia te kaipuke rā e te tūpuhi rāua ko te marangai, kua paepae haere ki te taha ki ngā toka e tino pakaru ai, e tino mate ai (TWMNT 19/5/1874:118). / Dark clouds appeared on the horizon, and it was not long before that ship was blown by storms and gales, and was cast against the rocks and destroyed.
