hore - bare, bald; not
Hore (i), ad. 1. Not. Generally emphatic in prose. Hinga noa ake ano, hore he iwi, hore he aha (T. 99). Hore rawa, not at all.
2. Used generally in poetry to express intensity: how great. Hore i te iwi ra te ora (W.M. ix, 108).
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Hore (ii), hohore. 1. a. Bald, bare, deficient. He aha te ika i kore ai i o mounu ? Ana, ka pono tonu ki te tau hore.
2. Silly, empty-headed. He hore tenei tangata, na hoki tona kata. Nga mahi a te hore, an expression of disapproval of such character.
3. v.t. Peel, strip off. Horea, e Waha, to kiri angaanga (M. 347).
whakahore, v.i. Escape. Ka haere te tangata ka whai i tetehi, ka whakahore, ka whakatipa ke.
horehore. 1. a. Bald, bare, smooth. Ko te pari horehore i Te Kanihi (M. 146).
2. Erratic, given to vagary. Me tangi, me aha to atua horehore.
3. n. Husk, peeling.
4. Poker, stick used for stirring a fire (Tu.). Hore (iii), n. Scrofula, scrofulous sore. Karakia mo te hore (M. 43).
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Hore (iv), n. Burial place. Kia taka te tau, kia pirau, kia takoto ko nga iwi anake, ka kawe ai i nga koiwi ki te hore, ara ki te toma, ki te wahi tino tapu (J. xx, 18).
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Hore (v), horehore, n. Mohoua albicilla, white-head; a bird. Te kereru, te tieke, te koropio, te hore, te tititipounamu, me nga manu katoa, he taura katoa a ratou. = tataihore, popokotea, popotea, tataeko, moriori.
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Hore (vi), n, 1. A fabulous subterranean monster. = tuoro. ‖ Wai. 31.
2. Sometimes applied to a big, powerful man. Toke hore, tall person.
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