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māipi

1. (noun) long wooden weapon - more commonly called a taiaha.

Kātahi ka whakatakoto te māipi [taiaha] ki raro hei huapae ake i ngā patu, i te patu rānei (JPS 1929:263). / Then the taiaha was laid below them so as to elevate the short weapons, or weapon.

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Synonyms: taiaha

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