1. (loan) (noun) log.
Kātahi au ka tūpeke atu ki te whenua ki te whai i aku tungāne, e rere atu ana ki te awa, e tūpeke haere atu ana i ngā rōku e takoto ana i te whenua (TWK 22:3). / Then I jumped to the ground to chase my brothers running to the stream, leaping over logs lying on the ground as I went.
Synonyms: poro rākau, poro
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