2. (noun) bait, lure, enticement.
Ka oti aua punga nei, ka hoatu he poa, arā, he māunu mō roto i aua punga (White 2 1889:112). / When the eel-catching baskets were completed, an enticement was provided, that is bait was placed inside those eel traps.
Synonyms: pātoi, māunu, mōunu, poapoa, whakawai, maimoa, whakakonuka, whakapoapoa, kohinu, tīmori
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