2. (noun) iron axe, tomahawk, hatchet, metal battle-axe.
Ehara i te mea he taputapu tōtika nei āna, mahia kētia ake ana ki te naihi pūkoro me te piau noa (TTR 1998:85). / It wasn't as if he used the correct tools, just a pocketknife and a tomahawk.
Synonyms: piharoa
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