2. (loan) (modifier) machined, made by machine.
…he māti, he paipa mīhini… (TW 1/9/1877:348). / …matches, machine-made pipes…
3. (loan) (noun) machine, engine.
Ki ngā tāngata e hiahia mīhini ana mō tērā tau, kia tere tonu te haere mai ināianei, ki te kōrero ki a mātou i te āhua o tāna mīhini e hiahia ana, he mīhini karaihe, he mīhini witi rānei, kia tere ai hoki tā mātou tono atu kia utaina mai i tāwāhi, arā, i Ingarangi (TW 12/2/1875:12). / Persons desiring machines for next season should come and order them now, and inform us of the nature of the machine he desires, either for grass, or for wheat, to enable an early shipment from overseas, from England.
See also mihīni
