tīma

tima

1. (noun) hoe.

tima

1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia) to work the soil (with a tima).

2. (noun) grubber - a wooden implement for cultivating the soil.

tima

1. (loan) (noun) ship, steamer, ferry.

E rere tonu ana tēnei tima, atu anō i Nēpia ki Te Wairoa, ka paki te rangi te rere ai (TW 3/6/1876:224). / This steamer travels from Napier to Te Wairoa, when the weather is fine.

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Synonyms: motu, kaipuke, pora, puke, pahī, kaipuke pūngao-karihi, wakatauā, wakatauā karihi, wakatauā whakatakere

2. (loan) (noun) steam engine, train, sawmill.

Ko te take i pēnei ai he rerekē tōna tima, he tāpaina (TP 10/1904:10). / The reason it is like that is that its steam engine is different, being a turbine.

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Synonyms: mira kani rākau

1. (loan) (noun) team.

Kāore he tīma i tua atu i a rātou mō te purei whutupōro, he toki katoa rātou (PK 2008:928). / There is no team better than them at playing rugby, they're all guns.

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