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hōkari

1. (verb) (-tia) to stretch the legs, to stiffen one's legs.

Kātahi ka huri tōna tuarā ki raro, ka hōkari tōna waewae ora ki te whenua, hei uaki haere i tōna tinana (HTK 25/2/1893:5). / Then he turned onto his back and stretched out his healthy leg onto the ground and pushed his body along.

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2. (verb) (-tia) to move something by stretching out the legs, kick away.

E tama, he aha e hōkaritia nā e koe ngā kākahu (W 1971:56). / Son, why did you kick away the clothes with your legs.

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3. (noun) rigor mortis.

Synonyms: hōkarikari

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