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tōhī

1. (verb) to pile up.

Hei ngā rāhui i Te Whakarewarewa me Kuirau ngā momo taonga whakamīharo katoa: te mamaoa e horu ana, te wai wera e puha ana, te paru mahana e tōhī ana, me ngā wai koropupū e rere tahi ana me ngā wai mātao (TTT 1/6/1928:802). / In the reserves at Whakarewarewa and Kuirau are all the amazing types of resources: the roaring steam, geysers, warm mud piling up, and the boiling water flowing along with the cold water.

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Synonyms: whakaahu, whakaputu, whakarae, whakatahua, whakapipi, tōhīhī

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