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ringiringi

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to pour out.

I te hinganga ai o te waipiro i te rohe o Arihona, kotahi mano kārani waipiro i whakakīia ki runga i te motokā ringiringi wai o ngā tiriti o Piniki, kātahi ka haere ki te riringi haere ki ngā tiriti kia kore ai e puehu (TKO 15/2/1917:10). / When prohibition began in the state of Arizona, one thousand gallons of liquor was pumped onto a vehicle for pouring water on the streets of Phoenix and then they poured it onto the streets to dampen down the dust.

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Synonyms: ringi, rutu, tāhoro, pou, rurutu, riringi

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