1. (noun) noose - for snaring ducks, etc.
E kore e mau te ruru i te nāha mehemea kāore he pōwhiriwhiri (TPH 10/1/1906:1) / The morepork will never be caught in the snare if there is nothing to attract it.
Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, tari, karu māhanga, māhanga, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro
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