taura
1. (noun) rope, cable, cord, hawser.
Kātahi ka kowheta te hiku, ka rongo hoki i te mamae o ngā taura kua nonoti tonu rā i waenganui o te puku (TWM 15/7/1865:3). / Then its tail thrashed about as it felt the pain of the ropes tightening around its stomach.
Synonyms: waea, waea kōrero, rino, kārure, whakaheke, taukaea, kaha, rāhiri, pūrengi, tāwai
