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matira

1. (verb) to fish (with a rod).


2. (modifier) lookout.

E whakanohohia tētahi tangata i runga i te taumata matira i ngā rā katoa hei matira ki te tangata haere, ki te ope taua rānei (JPS 1928:172). / A man was stationed on the lookout summit every day to watch the travellers, or for war parties.

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3. (noun) fishing rod.

He mea here te tautau ki te matira mānuka (Te Ara 2011). / The bob was tied to a mānuka rod.

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See also tautara


4. (noun) lookout.

Ka whakanōhia ahau hei matira mō tō mātou rōpū. / I was stationed as a lookout for our group.

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Synonyms: kaititiro

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