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paere

1. (loan) (noun) bale, bunch.

E mea ana a Te Pakarana, kaihoko mākete, he nui te hei, (tarutaru maroke), ā e 3 hereni mō te paere kotahi (TW 12/8/1876:1) / Mr Buckland, a market dealer, says that there is much hay (dried grass), selling at 3 shillings per bale.

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