2. (modifier) unsuccessful, fruitless, unproductive, unfortunate.
He rangi pūhore tēnei, engari pea āpōpō te rangi waimarie (TJ 29/3/1900:7). / This was an unproductive day, but perhaps it will be a lucky day tomorrow.
3. (noun) scarcity, shortage, poverty, depression.
I te wā o te pūhore o te tekau tau atu i 1930, ka raru te mahi kaipakihi a te whānau (TTR 1996:33). / During the depression of the 1930s, the family business got into trouble.
Synonyms: pōwhara, tuakoka, whakapōhara, pōhara, hāhoretanga, hahoretanga, mūhore, kōpaka, ngōuruuru, rā o te waru, kōpaka
4. (noun) omen of non-success in hunting, fishing or fowling, ill luck.
Kīia ai ngā tohu kino i te tāhere manu he pūhore. Ko ētahi kupu kāore i huaina i te wā ka tāhere manu. Mā te whakatū pou tūā pā ka ora i te pūhore (Te Ara 2016). / Unlucky signs in snaring birds were known as pūhore. Certain words were banned when fowling. The remedy for pūhore was to set a tūā pā post in the ground.
