Punake, puneke, n. 1. Fore end of the body of a canoe, to which the tauihu, or bow, is spliced.
2. Bow of a canoe. Hei maka i te punga, hei timo i te punake (M. 252).
Williams Dictionary
Nā, ka pō, ka haere ia ki te punake o te ihu takoto ai.So, when it was night, he went to the canoe's bow and lay down there.
