2. (loan) (noun) pin, brooch.
Ka nui ngā karaka, tīni wati, pine, rīngi me ērā atu taonga kōura, hiriwa (TW 31/3/1877:128). / There are a great number of clocks, watch chains, brooches, rings and other gold and silver jewelry.
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