tīmori
1. (verb) (-tia) to lure, decoy, entice.
Ka whakaekengia (mahia) ngā tūtū, hei patu kākā, engari e tīmoritia ana tō te kākā tūtū, ki te mōkai kākā, hei whakangē (ngāngā, karanga) kia rere mai ai ētahi atu kākā (JPS 1895:135). / The man ascends to the bird snaring tree to kill kākā, but with his decoy kākā, he causes the pet bird to call out, to entice the other kākā to the place.
Synonyms: pātoi, poa, whakawai, maimoa, whakakonuka, whakapoapoa, kohinu, poapoa
2. (noun) decoy bird, decoy.
Ka rere mai ngā kākāriki ki runga i tana pae, ka tāria e ia tētehi, hei tīmori māna, ka mau te mea tuatahi, ka waiho hei tīmori (JPS 1895:141). / When the kākāriki alight on the perch, he snares one as a decoy and when the first one is caught it becomes the decoy.
