Pekerangi, 1. n. The outermost, or fourth, palisade of a complete stockade; so called as the stakes did not touch the ground.
2. Screen, barrier. He tini te pekerangi hei huna i te tangata ka ngaro ki te kore ra (W.M. ix, 129).
3. A raised stage for fighting.
4. A flax cloak with ornamented border.
5. A voice pitched above the rest in singing: regarded as an aitua.
6. A dream in which a person is seen floating in the air: also an aitua.
7. A dance accompanied by song. Used also as a verb: Perform such a dance.
8. v.i. Leap, jump about.
Williams Dictionary
