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honohono

1. (verb) (-a) to join, splice, add.

He mea wehewehe ngā mahi o taua piriti kia tae ki te wāhi hei hanganga kātahi ka honohono (TJ 18/1/1900:7). / That bridge was made in parts and when it arrived at the place where it was to be built they then joined them up.

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Synonyms: pāhekoheko, hiki, tūhoto, uru, whakamoemoe, whakatapoko, haumi, kuhukuhu, tūhono, tūhonohono, hono, whakakapiti, porotūtaki, porotūtataki, uhono, pūtahi, tāpiri, whakauru


2. (noun) joint.


3. (noun) joins, linkages, inlays.

Ko tēnei hepeta, arā tokotoko, he huhua ōna honohono nō ngā rākau huhua a te Māori (TKO 3/1915:5). / This sceptre, that is a staff, had many inlays of many Māori woods.

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