1. (noun) wash boards - attached to the sides of a canoe.
Kātahi ka mahia te waka, ki te pāiri, ka pania ki te ware pia rākau, ka pania ki te hinu ururoa, tātere (JPS 1913:179). / The canoe was then prepared by adding wash-boards, and coating it over with tree-gum and by painting with shark oil.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
