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