1. (noun) musket.
Ngā pū a Te Ahanatī he hakimana roroa, ngutu pārera nei; takirima putu e ono inihi te roroa o te kōhatu o aua pū (TWMNT 19/5/1874:123). / The guns of the Ashantee are long single barrel muskets, the length of the barrel of those guns being about 5 feet 6 inches.
See also pū ngutu pārera
Synonyms: purukumu, pū okaoka, pū, pū hoata, pū ngutu pārera
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