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pū okaoka

1. (noun) musket.

I a ia e taitamariki ana, ka neke tōna whānau ki Waikanae, ā, e ai anō ki tētehi kōrero, i tahawhenua haere i te tonga o Taranaki, kia hipa ai i ngā pū okaoka a Waikato (TTR 1994:181). / When he was young his family moved to Waikanae and, according to one version, moved around southern Taranaki to avoid Waikato's muskets.

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Synonyms: ngutu pārera, purukumu, , pū hoata, pū ngutu pārera

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