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toromoka

1. (verb) (-ina,-tia) to probe, thrust, prod.

Ka toromoka atu tana rākau ki te whakamātau e pēhea ana te hōhonu o te wai (PK 2008:974). / She probed with her stick to test how deep the water was.

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Synonyms: tūhuratanga, pākiki, hurahura, haurapa, toro, tute


2. (noun) probe, prod.

Nā te tākuta poka i tirotiro te taotū mā te toromoka (Ng 1993:357). / The surgeon examined the wound with a probe.

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3. (noun) garment fastener, bone pin (for fastening a garment), tache, buckle.

Me hanga anō ētahi toromoka kōura, kia rima tekau, ka hono ai i ngā pihi ki ngā toromoka (PT Ekoruhe 26:6). / And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches

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