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patu parāoa

1. (noun) short club made of whalebone.

Ka whakaritea ngā tāngata hei pātaritari atu i te ngutu o te ana, ka rite; ka whakaritea ngā tāngata mau kāheru, me ngā tāngata mau patu, taoroa, patu parāoa, meremere, ka rite (TWM 15/7/1863:3). / When the men to lure it out were in place at the mouth of the cave, the men holding spades and the men armed with clubs, long spears, whalebone clubs, greenstone clubs were set in place.

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Synonyms: patu ōnewa

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