Peke (i). 1. n. Humerus, upper part of the arm, shoulder. Ata whaia ki tona peke maui (T. 16).
2. Twitching in the shoulder, regarded as an omen. He peke tona takiri (T. 200).
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3. Fore quarter. Kia ngaro rawa te upoko ki roto ki te koromahanga nei, me ona peke (T. 19).
4. Limb, generally. E waru nga peke (J. ii, 214). Ka uru kei roto te niho o Mokoroa, rarahu tu ana i ona peke ngahuru (M. 52). Haere pekewha, go on all fours.
5. A fish. = pepeke, 5.
6. Peke kaka, a portable perch and snare for snaring kaka. = mutu kaka, tuke. (Po.)
7. v.i. Spring, leap, jump. Katahi ka peke te hokowhitu ra … ki tawahi o te awa (T. 41). Ka oioi te ika ra kia peke atu a Kae ki uta (T. 36).
8. v.t. Leap over. Pekea te awa nei.
9. a. Contracted with cold, numbed. Kua pekea nga ringa.
whakapeke. 1. v.t. Fold up, double up. Ka kite ia i te toroa e rere mai ana, ko tetahi o ona parirau i whakapekea.
2. Conceal.
3. v.i. Crouch, hide oneself. Ko ia i whakapeke ki roto o te waka.
pēpeke, v.i. Draw up the legs or arms. Pepeke ou waewae.
whakapēpeke, v.t. Draw up the limbs with a convulsive movement. Whakaarahia ona kanohi kia oho ia i te moe, whakapepekena ranei nga waewae, whakaarahia ranei te upoko (M. 319).
pepeke. 1. v.i. Hasten. Kia hohoro ake te hoki ake ki te tamaiti, ki taku mokopuna, ki a Tamaihutoroa: kia pepeke ake.
2. a. Quick. ‖ Hawaiki-pepeke.
3. n. Liopelma hochstetteri, frog.
4. Insect, beetle. Tarei ra e te pepeke (M. 105). Aitanga pepeke, the insect family.
5. A fish said to resemble the tuatara, and to have an offensive smell; also called peke.
6. Branch, limb, of a tree. Tikina atu ra he pepeke mo to taua ahi. Pepeke momotu, firebrand.
7. Oxynotus bruniensis, spiny dogfish.
pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere.
2. n. Celmisia longifolia, a plant. Peke-peke-kiore, Hydnum coralloides, a fungus which grows on the trunks of trees. Pekepeke-haratua, Macromastix holochlora, daddy-long-legs, an insect.
3. v.i. Hop, as a bird.
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