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uhi

1. (verb) (ūhia,-a,-ngia) to cover, spread over.

Nō te taenga o Tā Hēmi Kara, ka ūhia te karauna e ngā tohunga ki runga i a Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau hei kīngi (TP 11/1912:6). / When Sir James Carroll arrived Te Rata Mahuta Pōtatau was crowned.

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2. (noun) covering, tablecloth, cover.

I te tau 1966 ka puta ko tā te Māori whakahōnore i te tānga o tōna whakaahua ki te uhi o 'Te Ao Hou', he pukapuka maheni Māori (TTR 1998:133). / He was honoured in 1966 by Māori with the publication of his photograph on the cover of 'Te Ao Hou', a Māori magazine.

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