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hoko tāhae

1. (verb) (hokona tāhaetia) to sell illegally, sell dishonestly.

Kei te rongo mātou e hokoa tāhaetia ana te waipiro ki te takiwā o Te Rohe Pōtae (TP 4/1908:7). / We hear that liquor is being sold illegally in the King Country district.

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2. (modifier) selling illegally, selling fraudulently.

I ēnei marama ka hori ake nei, ka tomokia e ngā pirihimana tētahi whare hoko tāhae i te waipiro i Pōneke (TPH 31/1/1912:6). / In the past months, the police entered a building in Wellington selling liquor illegally.

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3. (noun) fraudulent transaction.

Kua tae mai ki konei te taniwha kai whenua nei, a Te Make, he hoko tāhae i tō mātou whenua i Wharekahika (TWMNT 1/2/1879:275). / Mr Mackay, the land devouring taniwha has been here, for the purpose of fraudulently purchasing our land at Hicks Bay.

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