hapehape
1. (modifier) crooked, feet turned in, pigeon-toed.
He tamaiti tāne, he Māori, ko tōna mate he waewae hapehape (TTT 1/1/1925:172). / A Māori boy whose problem was that he was a cripple.
Synonyms: hape
2. (noun) foot deformity, leg deformity, lameness.
I mahia ōna hapehape ki Te Pukeroa, ora atu, pai atu, hoki atu ana ki tōna nei kāinga (TTT 1/1/1925:172). / His foot deformity was treated at Te Pukeroa, and when it had healed and was good he returned to his home.
