2. (noun) scab, sore.
Mehemea ka kore e horoia te kiri kia tuwhera ai aua putaputa ririki, ka pā ngā mate kino ki te kiri pēnei me te hakihaki, me te tongako, me te whēwhē me ērā atu tū mate pērā (TWMNT 23/4/1873:45). / If the skin is not washed so that those small holes are open, bad diseases affect the skin such as rashes, sores, boils and other such afflictions.
Synonyms: pāpaka