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Rehe (i). 1. n. Wrinkle, fold in the skin. Kotia i te rehe o te kaki o Waipuapua (M. 199).

2. Tattoo marks over the eyebrows.

3. A small variety of Prototroctes oxyrhyncus (grayling).

4. Expert, neat-handed deft person. Ou mahi a te rehe!—He maikuku tona tukunga iho he rehe, na te rehe.

5. a. Wrinkled. Ka rehe te kiri.

6. Wizened, stunted, puny. Mehemea ka kotia te mahunga o te wahine e rapou ana, ka rehe te tamaiti.

reherehe, n. Buttocks. No muri nei, e pa ma, i taia ki aku reherehe (M. 127).

Williams Dictionary

Rehe (ii), ad. intensive used with certain adjectives, as parau rehe, kuware, rehe, piro rehe, etc.

Williams Dictionary

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te purei rakuraku hiko.
Moana is a dab hand at playing electric guitar.

He ringa rehe a Moana ki te mahi māra, ki te purei rakuraku hiko, ka mutu, he rōreka ki te waiata.
Moana is a dab hand at gardening, playing electric guitar, and she loves to sing.

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