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tāwhaiwhai

1. (verb) (-tia) to stretch out, step out, pace, stride, march.

Ka mātakitaki i a mātau e tāwhaiwhai haere ana (Ng 1993:187). / They watched us marching along.

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Synonyms: whetoko, tāwhai, hīkoi, whīkoi, rangatū, hīkoikoi

2. (modifier) imitation, artificial.

He waewae tāwhaiwhai tōna (Ng 1993:19). / She had an artificial leg.

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3. (noun) marching, striding.

Pai katoa aku mahi mō te whakamau pēneti, mō te whakatūtū, mō ngā tāwhaiwhai, mō te pupuhi (HP 1991:43). / I was good at fixing bayonets, standing at attention, marching and shooting.

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