1. (loan) (noun) beef.
E kīia ana ki te mea e kore e utaina mai i ngā whenua whai kau; he kau mā ngā Pākehā o Ākarana, ka nui haere te utu mō te pīwhi i reira (TW 5/8/1874:3). / It is said that if cows for the people of Auckland are not shipped from cattle-raising country, the price of of beef will increase there.
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