whāpiko
1. (modifier) snare making, noose making.
Ko ngā rau tī he mea haehae ki roto i te whare mātā, he whare whāpiko rau huka tēnā, ā he tā mahanga hoki te mahi o taua whare (Te Ara 2016). / Cabbage tree leaves were cut in the whare mātā, that was a house where bird snares were made from prepared cabbage tree leaves.
Synonyms: whakatoretore, koromāhanga