2. (noun) pit, den, hole.
Ko te whakapono ko te mea hei whakarangimārie, hei whakaora i te tangata, e kore e manakohia ki ēnei hāpoki mō te kino (MM.TKM 1/1/1855:15). / Religion is the thing that can cure a person and give him peace, and he will never yearn for these dens of iniquity.
Synonyms: kororua, mārua, rua, kōruarua, kōrua, pārua, poka, pōpokorua, pokopokorua, pokorua, pokere, waro