pokohiwi
1. (noun) shoulder.
Ko te hōia Māori e kōrerotia ake nei i taotū, ko tōna tū i tōna pokohiwi (TKO 7/1915:8). / The Māori soldier that we spoke about above who was wounded, his injury was to his shoulder.
Synonyms: tarapakihiwi, pakihiwi, hāpai, pokihiwi, pokowhiwhi
ua pokohiwi
1. (noun) deltoid - a rounded, triangular muscle located on the uppermost part of the arm and the top of the shoulder.
Ko te ua pokohiwi: Ko te uaua e pupuri ana i te pona pokohiwi. Hei whakapiki i te ringaringa ki te taha o te tinana (RP 2009:425). / The deltoid: The muscle holding the shoulder joint. It is for raising the arm at the side of the body.
koko o te pokohiwi
1. (noun) shoulder blade, scapula.
He mea amo te pū a Te Awheroa, ko te ngutu o te pū i hurihia ki muri ki a Hāre Ngaika e haere ana i muri i a ia. He mea whakamoe te hama o te pū. Ko tēnā i mau i te kareao, tangi tonu iho te pū, tū tonu ki te taha mauī o te ihu o Hāre Ngaika, i te maunga pōniania te tunga, ka pakaru katoa te kauae, whatiwhati katoa, ka puta atu te matā i te koko o te pokohiwi (TWMNT 10/12/1873:182). / Te Awheroa carried his gun on his shoulder with the muzzle turned toward Hāre Ngaika, who was walking behind him. The hammer of the lock was down, and it caught in the supple-jack and went off, the bullet entered the left side of Hāre Ngaika's nose, carrying off the lower part of the nose where it struck and completely shattered the jaw, the bullet passing out at his shoulder blade.
