2. (loan) (modifier) wooden.
...ā, 11 pereti wāpu i ngā awa i pakaru katoa i te waipuke (TW 7/12/1878:614). / ...and eleven wooden river bridges were completely destroyed by the flood.
3. (loan) (noun) wharf, jetty, port, dock.
He wāpu pai te wāpu e tū ai te kaipuke uta tōtara, kei Pēwhairangi (TW 20/7/1878:366). / The wharf at the Bay of Islands where the ships load tōtara logs is a good wharf.
Synonyms: tumu herenga waka
