Turehu. 1. v.i. Blink, wink. Me te turehutanga kanohi nei te roanga (T. 21).
2. Doze.
3. a. Indistinctly seen.
4. Pale. Uru turehu, light-haired.
5. n. Anything dimly seen.
6. Ghost, fairy.
7. Apparently a supposed light-skinned race who came early to New Zealand. Tera ano ka maanu mai he ope i rawahi awa, ko Turehu tona ingoa (W. iii, 115).
Williams Dictionary