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rikini

1. (loan) (noun) rigging - shrouds, stays, etc. of a vessel.

Nō te tukunga o ngā hēra, nō te rīwhitanga, ka titiro atu ki ngā rewa, arā ki ngā maihe, me ngā kurupae, me ngā rikini (TJ 18/1/1900:12). / When the sails were furled, they looked at the masts, that is the masts, the cross beams and the rigging.

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Synonyms: pūwhenua, whakaheke

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