1. (noun) Māori weaponry, the weapons of Tūmatauenga.
Mō tōna toa mau i ngā rākau a Tū, ka whakawhiwhia a Rāpata e Kuīni Wikitōria ki te hoari whakahirahira i te tau 1878 (TTR 1990:386). / For his military expertise, Rāpata was awarded a sword of honour by Queen Victoria.
Synonyms: mau rākau
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