pūrangi
1. (noun) bag, net attached to a hīnaki to guide the eels to the mouth.
Ki te wāhi e tuwhera ana, ka whakamautia he pūrangi me te hīnaki, ānō nei hai kati i te huarahi wai ka haere ngā tuna mā reira ki te rere ana (HP 1991:15). / At the place that was open a net and the eel trap were attached as if to block the channel that the eels travelled up if they were running.
