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tokowhā

1. (stative) be four (people).

Pai atu kia tokowhā ngā Māori kāore e pai kia tokomaha (TWMNT 2/10/1872:130). / It is better that there are four Māori, having a lot would not be appropriate.

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2. (noun) four (people), quartet, doubles (tennis, etc.).

I ui ia ki tētahi o ōna hoa mehemea ia i kite i te tokowhā ka mea mai tērā, āe, i kite ia (TTT 1/8/1930:2114). / He asked one of his companions if he had seen the four people and he said that, yes, he had seen them.

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Synonyms: tōwhā, takiwhā


3. (noun) four of a kind (cards) - a poker hand that contains all four cards of one rank and any other (unmatched) card, with higher-ranking cards defeating lower-ranking ones.

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