kōwhiri
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to select, pick, choose, elect.
2. (noun) choice, selection.
Ko tētahi tēnei o ngā mahi tohunga o te mahi whakatupu hipi, ko te kōwhiringa i ngā io hei mārena, ko te kōwhiri hoki i ngā rame e rite ana mā rātou (TP 7/1911:6). / This is one of the skilled tasks of farming sheep, the selection of the ewes for breeding and the choice of the appropriate rams for them.
