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.
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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