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tauwhare

1. (verb) to overhang.


2. (modifier) overhanging.

I mauria mai te kūmara ki konei nō ngā pari tauwhare o Parinuiterā (Ng 1993:318). / The kūmara was brought here from the overhanging cliffs of Parinuiterà (Ng 1993:318).

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Synonyms: matahao, wharewhare


3. (noun) overhanging bank, overhang.

Ka whati ngā ngārara ki roto ki ngā tauwhare oneone, ki ngā matata oneone, ki ngā tarutaru (TWMNT 22/8/1976:202). / The insects fled into the overhanging banks and crevices and cracks in the earth and the small vegetation and grass.

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Synonyms: wharewharenga, tauwharenga, tauwharewharenga, tauwharewhare

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