putupōro
1. (loan) (noun) rugby football.
Kua tae ngā tamariki o Te Aute kei Whakatū, e rua ngā take o taua haere a aua tamariki; he putupōro ki ngā tamariki o te kāreti o Whakatū... (TJ 28/6/1898:8) / The students of Te Aute have arrived in Nelson with two purposes for their trip; one being to play rugby football against the students of Nelson college...
See also hutupōro
Synonyms: putupaoro