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korohiko

1. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to surround, encircle, besiege.

Kua korohikotia e te taua i te atapō, kua huaki tokotoru i mate (W 1971:143). / It had been surrounded by the war party before dawn, and when they attacked three died.

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2. (verb) to sleep uneasily, sleep fitfully.

Pau te pō i a ia e moe korohiko ana (TTR 1994:148). / For the whole night he had slept fitfully.

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