whakapuru tao
1. (noun) shield, arm pad - a pad worn on the arm as a protection against a spear thrust.
Ā i hoatu e te tohunga ki ngā rangatira rau ngā tao me ngā whakapuru tao a Kīngi Rāwiri (PT Kingi2 11:10). / And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields.
Synonyms: kahupeka, whakaruruhau, whakangungu rākau, maru, ārai, pākai, whakangungu, hīra, pukupuku, ārei, puapua
