Raweke. 1. v.t. Prepare, dress, manipulate, fashion. Ka toi au ki Hawaiki ki te kai ra i rari noa mai te raweketia e te ringaringa (M. 87). He tangata a Irawaru i mua, na Maui i raweke ke ia, ka kuri.—Ko te raweke i mohio, ko te hapai kahore (They knew how to make [weapons], but not how to use them).
2. Meddle with, disturb, interfere with. Ki te raweke koutou i a au, whakahokia ta koutou otaota ma to korua papa (S. ii, 226). I raweketia te wahine a Popoia.
3. a. Meddlesome, mischievous. He nui aua mahi raweke a Maui.
4. Busy. He tangata ringa raweke.
5. Capable. He tangata raweke rawa, a term applied to a chief.
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