1. (noun) noose, loop (of a bird snare).
Ka tuohu te manu ki te inu wai, ka mau tōna māhunga ki te kōpeti (Te Ara 2016). /
Synonyms: kono, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro
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