1. (verb) (-a) to peel, strip off, pluck.
He mea hohore rawa ētahi o ngā manu, he mea tahu, he manu hou ētahi (JPS 59:283). / Some of the birds were plucked, some were preserved in fat and some eaten fresh.
Synonyms: hīhorehore, hihore, pīra, tahitahi, waru, hiako, hore, peha, pīhore, tīhore, waruwaru, hautoa, para, kato, kiriūka, ngana, muru, kōwhaki, koromaki
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