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paki

1. (loan) (modifier) buggy.

Ko tā Pateriki Kahikura te whare ngāwari rawa mō te hānihi paki, kiki, toki kāta, piringi kāta, terei, parau hoki, pēke tera hoki (TW 3/6/1876:223). / Patrick Kahikura’s is the convenient shop for buggy harnesses, gigs, stock carts, spring carts, drays, ploughs and saddle bags.

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2. (loan) (noun) buggy.

Kua kite te hōiho i te tāpōrena i muri o te paki e tārewarewa ana, ka oho te hōiho o tō rātau paki, ka tahuri tō rātau paki (TJ 6/4/1899:15). / When the horse saw the tarpaulin dangling at the back of the buggy their buggy's horse reared up and their buggy rolled over.

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