2. (noun) snare, noose, trap.
Kua oti hoki ngā taura te whiri; kua oti hoki te hanga te māhanga (JPS 1946:32). / The weaving of the rope and the making of the snare had also been completed.
Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro
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