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kirimoko

1. (modifier) superficial, skin deep, not penetrating deeply.

Ko ngā tiwha āhua kirimoko nei o te kōpae puoro, ka taea e te mīhini te whakakore (HJ 2012:205). / These somewhat superficial scratches of the audio CD can be deleted by the machine.

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2. (noun) skin.

E patu toropuku ana te tupeka i te tangata i te rā, i te rā, ā, e āta haere nō ana whakaninihitanga ki te patu i te ate, i ngā whanewhane, i ngā whatumanawa, i ngā pongaponga, i ngā wheua, i ngā roro, i ngā niho, i ngā makawe, i ngā karu, i te korokoro, i ngā uaua, i te toto, i te arero, i te kirimoko (KO 15/7/1884:8). / Tobacco gradually kills a person each day and slowly and insidiously it kills the liver, the lungs, the kidneys, the nostrils, the bones, the brains, the teeth, the hair, the eyes, the throat, the arteries, the blood, the tongue and the skin.

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