poupou. 1. n. Peg, stake, post. Tenei taku waka te waiho i te motu hei poupou harore (M. 85).
2. Upright slabs forming the solid framework of the walls of a whare. ‖ J. v, 147, 8. Ko tenei whare he whakairo katoa nga poupou (W.W. 26).
3. Shrouds of a canoe mast.
4. Support, sustenance. Te kai atu koe i a Te Urehakari, i a Waiariki, hei poupou mo roto (M. 215).
5, a. Steep, perpendicular, upright. Poupou tonu te pikitanga.
6. Aloft, on the meridian, of the sun. Ka poupou tonu te ra, te ra tuhoehoe (S.). Ka poupou te ra, ka whakatika mai matou.
7. v.t., frequentative of pou, 6, etc.
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poupou, n. 1. Old folk.
2. Father-in-law, mother-in-law. Kua kite au i tou poupou, i ki mai kia haere atu taua kia kite o taokete i a koe me o poupou (J. ii, 214).
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