2. (noun) fine dog's-tooth pattern in carving often running between parallel grooves.
Ko te rauponga. I tēnei tauira, ka tāruaruatia te pākati, ā, ka noho mai ēnei ki roto i ngā haehae, arā, ngā rārangi whakarara ki ia taha (RTA 2014:210). / The rauponga pattern. In this pattern, the pākati design is repeated and these sit within parallel grooves, that is the parallel lines on each side.
