tokoraurape
1. (noun) marionette, puppet, jumping jack, robot - figure carved in human form with arms that move by pulling a string.
Ko ngā kōrero katoa i pokepokea ki te wharekura: whakapapa, karakia, mākutu, te tī, te whai, te tokoraurape, ngā mea katoa (TTT 1/8/1929:1047). / All the narratives were molded in the school of learning: genealogies, ritual chants, witchcraft, games for hand dexterity, string games, marionettes, and everything.
See also karetao
