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pou hiko

1. (noun) power pole.

Koirā te wā tuatahi ka totoka te awa o Shotover mō te neke atu i te kotahi rau tau. Ka whati ngā pou hiko nā te taumaha, ka totoka ngā wūru hipi ki te papa, ka pahū ngā kōrere wai (Te Ara 2015). / That was the first time for more than a hundred years that the Shotover River had frozen over. Power lines snapped because of the weight, sheep’s coats froze to the ground, and water pipes burst.

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