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toko

1. (verb) (-na) to support with a pole, prop up, propel with a pole.

Ahakoa mau haere tonu a Meri Mangakāhia ki ngā tōrangapū Māori me te toko anō i tōna iwi, kāore he kōrero i tua atu i rongohia mō āna mahi mō te Kotahitanga (TTR 1994:54). / Although Meri Mangakāhia continued to be active in Māori politics and support of her people, nothing further is written about her participation in the Kotahitanga movement.

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Synonyms: tītoko, tauteka, tokotoko, whakatete, tautoko


2. (verb) (-na) to divorce, separate (husband and wife) by a rite involving karakia.


3. (noun) rod, pole, stilt.

Kātahi ka titiro ki ngā toko o te tūāhu (NM 1928:64). / Then they looked at the rods of the tūāhu.

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Synonyms: matire, tiripou, turupou, tumutumu, tumu, pōra, poupou, pou, koteo, tōpito o te ao, pōhi, turuturu, tīrou, tokotoko

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