mekemeke
1. (verb) (-a) to punch, box, strike with the fist repeatedly, come to blows.
Nō te tau 1887 i mekemeke ai ngā taitama o Ngāti Maniapoto me ētehi kaikānataraka nā te mea he karo nō ērā ki te utu i te kōmihana a te komiti (TTR 1994:74). / In 1887 Ngāti Maniapoto youths came to blows with some contractors attempting to avoid royalty payments owed to the committee.
Synonyms: meke
2. (modifier) boxing.
I reira ka whakawhiwhia a ia ki te tohu mō te toa mekemeke, noho toa rā ia mō te toru tau (TTR 2000:167). / There he was awarded with the trophy for the boxing champion, which he retained for three years.
3. (noun) boxing.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 61;)
I a Malietoa i te kura ko ia te whakaihuwaka mō te whakataetae nei, mō te mekemeke (TTR 2000:90) / While Malietoa was at school he was the boxing champion.
