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tēpu

1. (loan) (noun) table (furniture), bench.

He hāwhe hāora pea i muri iho i te harirūtanga, ka matika ki te kai, i takoto ngā kai i runga i te tēpu, pērā anō me tā te Pākehā te āhua (TW 20/7/1878:11/367). / Maybe half an hour after the hand shaking, we got up to eat, the food being set on a table in the Pākehā manner.

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tēpu tēnehi

1. (loan) (noun) table tennis.

tēpu pūnu

1. (loan) (noun) tablespoon.

I te wiki tuatahi kia 3 tēpu pūnu miraka i ngā hāora e rua o te awatea, ā i ngā hāora e toru o te pō (TP 5/1909:4). / In the first week, give three tablespoons every two hours during the day, and every three hours at night.

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tēpu mahi

1. (noun) desk.

Waiho ērā pepa ki taku tēpu mahi. Leave those papers on my desk. /

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tēpu pāpaku

1. (noun) coffee table.

Me uaua ka kitea te mata o te tēpu pāpaku rā he nui nō te pūkei pukapuka o runga. We don't often see the surface of that coffee table due to the large number of books on top of it. /

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