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tānapu

1. (loan) (verb) to rear up (of a horse).

Nā konei ka mea ake, tohunga mā, tānapu! Tirotiro mārire! Ā ka maka atu ki rō tahataha ngā tikanga tohunga, waiho te marae mō ngā mahi o te whakapono ki te Atua (HKW 6/1899:6). / Consequently, I say, you tohunga, stand up, consider carefully, and cast aside the tohunga practices and leave the marae for the activities of the belief in God.

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2. (loan) (modifier) buckjumping.

Kāre ōna mataku ki te eke hōiho tānapu (TTR 1996:9). / He had no fear about mounting buckjumping horses.

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