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rāhui

1. (noun) flock, herd, mob, swarm, cluster.

Nō muri ka rongo rātou ki ētahi tāngata he rāhui maki kūao nāna rātou i epaepa ki te kōwhatu i a rātou e hī ana (TWM 2/7/1868:4). / Later they heard from some people that it was a mob of young monkeys that pelted them with stones while they were fishing.

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Synonyms: māpu


2. (noun) bundle.

Nō te hoenga mai i Ahuahu ka whanakotia e tētahi te rāhui aruhe, whakapekea ana, ka utaina ki runga o te waka (TWMNT 11/9/1872:113). / When they paddled here from Great Mercury Island someone stole a bag of fern root, hid it and placed it onto the canoe.

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