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kaitaka - fine cloak with ornamental border; whipping-top

Kaitaka (i), n. Cloak made of the finest flax, with ornamental border. He kaitaka te kahu (T. 101). Also a coarse type of floor mat. He porera, he koaka, he tuwhara, he whariki, he kaitaka. (Kah.).

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Kaitaka (ii), n. Whipping top. Kawhakahua e Turi nga tamariki o tona whare ki te takaro, ki te ta kaitaka (T. 107). = potaka.

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