Haumi. 1. v.t. Join.
2. Lengthen by addition.
3. Reserve, lay aside. Hoake rawa ka haumi i tetahi maku: ka pau ra hoki.
4. n. Piece of wood by which the body of a canoe is lengthened. Na ka mau te haumi o te ta, o te ihu ka kumi tena waka.
5. Joint by which the additional piece is fastened.
6. Canoe so lengthened. Ka haukahatia, tona ingoa he haumi.
7. Bow of a canoe. Whakarongorongo ana te taringa ki te haumi a te taurua e kuku nei (M. 243).
8. Ally. I nga wa e karanga ai nga iwi o Hauraki ki a Paeko hei haumi mo ratou (W. v, 24).
9. Confederacy, alliance. E mea ana a Hongi, he haumi tenei ki a ia.—Ka puta mai ano te tini o te tangata, ka noho haumi ki te iwi a Tana (W. v, 25).
10. In the expression kai haumi (n. and v.i.), applied to a person who wanders over lands of other people where he has no rights, and takes the birds, etc., thereof.
Williams Dictionary
