hīpoki
1. (verb) (hipokina) to cover.
He tino whakaahua ātaahua ki a rātou ngā maunga, ngā pukepuke, ngā ngahere, ngā kapua, ngā pārae e hipokina nei e ngā tarutaru matomato (TTT 1/8/1926:442). / To them the mountains, hills, forests, clouds and the undulating country covered in lush grass is a beautiful picture.
2. (noun) covering.
Ko te tikanga a te Pākehā ka whakatūria he tohu mō tētahi rangatira nui me pānui ki te ao katoa, arā mā tētahi rangatira nui e tango te hīpoki o runga, nā, ka nui taku koa nō te mea kua rite ko au hei tango i te hīpoki o te tohu o Tāmati Wāka Nene (TWMNT 23/4/1873:38). / The custom of the Pākehā when a memorial is erected for an important leader is that it should be announced to the whole world, that is an important leader will remove the covering on it, so I'm extremely pleased because I have been appointed to unveil the memorial to Tāmati Wāka Nene.
