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whao

1. (verb) (-a,-whia) to chisel out.

Ka whaoa te waka nei e Kupe rāua ko Toka-akuaku (JPS 1957:221). / The canoe was chiseled out by Kupe and Toka-akuaku.

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2. (noun) iron tool, chisel.

I whakatenetene tonu nei te kaiwhakaako o Pine a Rotohiko Haupapa, he whao waruwaru noa nei tāna, ki te whāki atu i ngā muna whakairo a Te Arawa ki ngā kaiako o Ngāti Porou (TTR 1998:186). / Pine's teacher, Rotohiko Haupapa, was using only the paring chisel, and was reluctant to reveal the secrets of Te Arawa carving skills to the students from Ngāti Porou.

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3. (noun) nail.

Ka mau au ki taku whao, ā, ka manakohia e au, ko taku hoa haere hoki ia, hei koinga mō taku tao, ā, hei purupuru oreore puta mō ngā niao o ngā waka (Wh4 2004:136-137). / I kept my nail, cherished it, and it went with me everywhere as a point for my spear and as a drill bit for the holes in the gunwales of the canoes.

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Synonyms: nēra, taratiti

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