waewae rākau
1. (noun) stilts.
Ka kainga te pōporo whakamarumaru o Uenuku e ngā tama a Hou. Ka kitea e Uenuku ki te werohanga a ngā waewae rākau o Tamatekapua rāua ko tōna taina (TP 1/1913:4). / The sons of Hou ate the breadfruit of Uenuku's sheltering tree. Uenuku discovered the imprints of the stilts of Tamatekapua and his younger brother.