pene
1. (loan) (noun) pen, pencil.
Ko te kāmura, whakamārōkia mai ana e ia te aho, tuhia iho e ia ki te pene, mahia ana e ia ki te waru; tohungia ana e ia ki te kāpehu, mahia ana e ia kia rite ki te āhua o te tangata (PT Ihaia 44:13). / The carpenter stretches out a line; he marks it out with a pencil; he shapes it with planes, and he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man.
Synonyms: pene rākau, pākaka, pēne, rāihe
2. (loan) (noun) pen, holding pen.
I te pō pēnā tonu te āhua o ngā tiriti me te pene hipi te apiapi (TP 2/1901:12). / At night, the streets seemed to be as crowded as a sheep pen.
