2. (noun) inflammation, swelling.
I noho te pauku hai tīmatanga whēwhē (Ng 1993:227). / The inflammation was the beginning of a boil.
3. (noun) protective war cloak - made of thickly woven harakeke that was dipped in water as a protection from spear thrusts.
I tua atu i te maro me te tātua, ko te tāpahu, me te pauku hei ārai i ngā reke (Te Ara 2016). / Apart from a maro (kilt) and a belt, there was a dogskin war cloak and a protective war cloak to shield spear thrusts.
