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poka raho

1. (verb) to castrate.

Me poka ngā raho o te kurī nā, kia mutu ai tana ekeeke, tana hikihiki i ngā mea katoa (HJ 2017:87). / That dog should be castrated so that it stops mounting and jumping on everything.

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2. (modifier) castrated.

E ai ki te kōrero, he rarata ake te hōiho raho poka, tēnā i te tāriana (HJ 2017:87). / It is said that a gelding is more docile than a stallion.

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