1. (loan) (noun) stallion, boar, ram, male animal (four-legged).
He hōiho pai rawa taua hōiho, ko ōna uri kāore e taea e ngā tāriana katoa o Ahuriri nei te kaha, me te nunui (TW 17/11/1877:443). / That is an excellent horse and none of the stallions of Napier can match the strength and size of its progeny.
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