Poti, n. 1. Angle, corner. He poti na Uekahia, ma Rongotukutama e kumanu (P.). (Of a small quantity of kumara in the corner of a kete.)
2. Basket for cooked food. Ka pau tana poti, ka neke atu ki tetehi atu poti kai (P. 106). Poti whakauru, a large square-bottomed basket for distinguished visitors; called also poti whakatara or poti tara. E puranga kau ana nga paro, nga poti tara, nga pohewa (Ha. 8).
3. In the expressions kei te poti o te ngutu, iri ki te poti o te ngutu, or potia e te ngutu, be the subject of gossip or disparagement. Au anake ra kei te poti o te ngutu (M. 61). Ko au ka irihia ki te poti o te ngutu (M. 68). Ko au pea kei te potia e te ngutu (S.).
popoti. 1. v.t. Surround. = karapoti.
2. n. A rough basket for food. E tika ana nga wahine ki te tiki harakeke hai raukai ma te manuhiri, ara hei popoti, hei kopae.
potipoti, n. 1. A small wooden box with a lid hinged with cords, in which the tohunga professed to house an atua.
2. Talorchestia quoyana, sand-hopper, a small crustacean.
3. A large moth.
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Pōtihitihi, poutihitihi, a. Unkempt, dishevelled, disordered, of hair.
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