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1. (loan) (noun) lead.
Hune 1 – 'Toroa', 56 tana, ki Tauranga, 1/2 kēke tupeka, 20 1/2 pouaka horoi, 13 pēke huka, 21 pēke tote, 3 1/2 pouaka tī, 2 pēke kareko, 1 pēke paraikete whero, 2 takai kaone, 1 hea hōiho, 1 kēke tā mā, 1 ipu hinu, 2 pouaka kāone (TKM 20/6/1850:1). / June 1 – 'Toroa', 56 tons, for Tauranga, with 1/2 keg tobacco, 20 1/2 boxes soap, 13 bags sugar, 21 bags salt, 3 1/2 chests tea, 2 bales calico, 1 bale scarlet blankets, 2 trusses navy blue, 1 saddle, 1 keg white lead, 1 can paint oil, 2 cases prints.
Synonyms: konumatā, taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, kaea, whakahaere, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tātaki, whakataki, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki
