hoata
1. (loan) (noun) shot - a single non-explosive missile for a musket.
Ka huihui rātou, ka whakatakoto i ā rātou kaupapa ki te ono kai, ki te tapahi harakeke, ki te topetope rākau, hei hoko atu ki te Pākehā kia riro mai ai he pū hoata (TTR 1990:90). / They gathered together and set out their plan to plant crops, cut flax, chop down trees to trade with the Pākehā to obtain muskets.
Synonyms: panganga, matā, hōta, paneke, pao taka, tītere tautuku, tītere
