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tahora

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to spread out, lay out.

Tahoratia ngā tuna pāwhara ki runga ake i te ngārahu (PK 2008:809). / Spread out the dried eels above the embers.

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Synonyms: whakakaupapa, whakatakoto, hoahoa, hoa, rora


2. (noun) uncultivated open country.

Ka roa e noho ana i reira, kāore i haratau a reira ki te noho, he kore tahora, he tuaranga nō te takoto o te whenua (JPS 1928:176). / After staying there for a considerable time it was found to be an unsuitable place to live, owing to the lack of open land and the rough nature of the country.

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3. (noun) open sea.

Ka rere, ao rawa i te ata ka tae ki te tahora, ka mānu, ka tukua ngā punga, ka hī i te ika, i te tarakihi (TP 1/1911:4). / They sailed off and when it was daylight they reached the open sea where they floated and let down the anchors and fished for tarakihi.

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Synonyms: moana tuauriuri, moana waiwai, waho, aumoana, au o te moana

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