2. (loan) (noun) measurement, dimension.
Ki te pai te Pākehā māna ēnei rākau, me tuku mai te meiha o te whānui, o te mātotoru, o te roa hoki (TW 20/7/1878:10/366). / If the Pākehā wants these trees for himself, he should give us the measure of the width, thickness and length.
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