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kaurori

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to stir up, beat, whisk.

Me kaurori tonu te kirīmi ki tētahi mea maitai, kaua ki te rākau (TTT 1/10/1927:696). / The cream should be stirred with something of metal, not wood.

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2. (verb) (-a,-hia) to totter, stagger, move to and fro, swing, turn on a pivot.

Kua kore e pai te hīkoi o ana waewae, kua kaurori noa iho, kua kuia (W 1971:108). / She could no longer walk properly, she just tottered about, she was elderly.

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Synonyms: koiri, ngarue, ngāruerue, piupiu, pioi, takaoreore, kōpiupiu

3. (noun) hinge.

Kua hoatu he hinu ki ngā kaurori o te kūaha, kua māmā noa ake te huaki me te kati (HJ 2015:42). / Oil has been applied to the door's hinges, and opening and shutting it is a lot easier.

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