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pahiwi

1. (verb) (-tia) to lean (on someone's shoulder).

He aha ia nei i pahiwitia ai ētahi rawa o te Pākehā, he aha rā i kore ai e pahiwitia tēnei? (TWM 28/5/1864:3). / But why were some Pākehā goods shouldered, but not this?

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2. (verb) (-tia) to jerk.

Kātahi a Māui ka pahiwi mai i tana aho, kua mau te ika (W 1971:248). / Then Māui jerked his line and the fish had been caught.

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Synonyms: tūpanapana, tupana, korowhiti, hiwi, pere, ruturutu, rutu, nape

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