Kōkiri. 1. v.t. Dart, throw, thrust, any long body end foremost. Kokiritia te hoe ki uta.
2. v.i. Dart, rush forward, charge. Ka kokiri katoa te ope ki te patu haere i nga mano tini.
3. Rise in a column, as smoke. Ra te auahi kokiri ana ia i te pae (M. 82).
4. n. Spear.
5. Body of men rushing forward. Tokoiwa te kokiri a Rapata, kotahi tekau ta Piki kokiri.
6. Cantherines convexirostris, leather-jacket; a fish. E hohore ana me he kiri kokiri (M. 140). Also Cantherines scaber.
7. Meteor. E te kokiri, e rere i runga te rangi nei (M. 359).
8. Lines of tattooing on the cheek.
whakakōkiri, a. Shy.
kōkirikiri. 1. v.i. Leap, fly headlong. Kokirikiri noa nga ika ki runga ki nga whata (Tr. vii, 53).
2. Dart about, move rapidly. Ehara koe i te ika kokirikiri o Tinirau? (Tr. vii, 49). Kokirikiri ai te ao kapua, e rere mai ra kei to moana (M.M. 23).
3. Flash, play, as lightning. Tera te uira kokirikiri ana te tara ki a Kapiti (M. 134).
4. n. The light pole to which the perch and snare are fastened when taking birds in a tutu tree.
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