1. (noun) peg, bolt.
Ko ngā hō he rākau. Ko ētahi he mea hanga anō kia rite ki te hō nei, tēnā ko ētahi he rākau tōtika nei tonu hangaia ai kia rite ki te koropā nei te āhua (TP 3/1911:8). / The spades were of wood. Some were made like this spade, but others were straight sticks made in the shape of a peg.
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