2. (noun) dart, tuck (in sewing and weaving).
Ka kuhuna he aho atu anō e te kaiwhatu i te korowai, kua kumea kia kikī, kia pai ai te noho o te korowai ki ngā pakihiwi, ko te whakahoi te ingoa mō taua mahi. / When a weaver of a korowai cloak inserts extra threads and it becomes fuller so that it sits nicely on the shoulders, this is called 'whakahoi'.