pouaka

1. (noun) box.

Kei tētehi wāhi o tēnei marae tētehi rārangi pouaka tekau mā tahi, ā he mea poka te kōhao ki te taupoki o ia pouaka, o ia pouaka hei tukunga moni iho ki roto (KO 15/1/1884:15). / In one part of this courtyard is a line of eleven boxes and each one has a hole pocked into the lid as a place to donate money.

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pouaka

1. (noun) sand tussock, Austrofestuca littoralis - coastal dwelling grass growing in dunes and rocky soils close to the shore in both North and South Islands, and in temperate Australia. Has fine, rolled yellowgreen leaves that fade at the tips to silver; older leaves dry to a golden-straw colour. Barleylike seed heads that grow no longer than the leaves are produced in summer.

Synonyms: mātiatia, mātihetihe, hinarepe

Pouaka Motuhake

1. (noun) Private Bag.

pouaka makariri

1. (noun) refrigerator, fridge.

Synonyms: whiriti, pākatio

pouaka poutāpeta

1. (loan) (noun) post-office box.

Ko ngā pukapuka katoa mō tēnei nūpepa me tuhi mai ki a 'Te Korimako' kei Ākarana, Pouaka Poutāpeta 270 (KO 13/11/1882:1). / All communications concerning this newspaper should be addressed to 'Te Korimako' Auckland, Post Office Box 270.

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pouaka whakaata

1. (noun) television, TV.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 92-93;)

Ka noho pōwhiwhiwhiwhi katoa ngā taura hiko i muri i te pouaka whakaata (PK 2008:686). / The electric cords behind the television were all tangled up.

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pouaka pī

1. (loan) (noun) beehive.

I a ia e pīkau ana i ētahi pouaka pī, ka tārutu te kāta, ka tuhera tētahi o ngā pouaka, ka werohia ia e ngā pī (TPH 15/2/1912:2). / While he was carrying some bee hives, the cart jerked violently, one of the hives opened and he was stung by the bees.

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