1. (noun) shoulder.
Ko te hōia Māori e kōrerotia ake nei i taotū, ko tōna tū i tōna pokohiwi (TKO 7/1915:8). / The Māori soldier that we spoke about above who was wounded, his injury was to his shoulder.
Synonyms: tarapakihiwi, pakihiwi, hāpai, pokihiwi, pokowhiwhi
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