tātākaitaua
1. (noun) outer palisade (of a pā).
Nō muri mai ka hangaia he maioro, he awarua, he tātākaitaua (TTR 1990:306). / Later ramparts, trenches and outer palisades were built.
Synonyms: reu
1. (noun) outer palisade (of a pā).
Nō muri mai ka hangaia he maioro, he awarua, he tātākaitaua (TTR 1990:306). / Later ramparts, trenches and outer palisades were built.
Synonyms: reu
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