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puripuri

1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia,-hia) to hold, keep, retain.

Ka nui te tiawhe o tēnei tau, engari kei te puripuri ngā tāngata whai tiawhe kei heke te utu (TP 4/1908:11). / Chaff is plentiful this year, but the people who have chaff are holding on to it lest the price drops.

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Synonyms: whītiki, rarawe, taiapo, puri, pupuri, tiaki, pupuru

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