1. (loan) (noun) penny, copper - a former bronze coin equal to one-two-hundred-and fortieth of a pound. Still a British coin now equal to one-hundredth of a pound.
2. (loan) (noun) copper, copper ore.
He nui hoki ngā rino kōhatu, kapa, me ngā tini mea pērā (TW 10/8/1878:401). / And there is a great amount of iron ore, copper and suchlike.
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