Reti (ii). 1. n. Canoe. Te ai he reti ake hei whiu i a au kia kite hoki au (S. 69). Ka utaina ahau ki te reti (S. 51).
2. A board with a rod attached at right angles, to which a cord was fastened, by means of which it was towed in the water by a person walking on the shore, so arranged that the board floated on its edge with the rod horizontal. Originally a toy, used in modern times to tow hooks for kahawai. Ka kite i nga tamariki e whakateretere reti ana … ka ki a Tawhaki, “Homai ki a au o korua reti.”
3. Toboggan board, used on a slide (kaupapa), which was smoothed and wetted. ‖ Tr. xxxiv, 61. The board was sometimes called papa reti, a term also applied to epidemic sickness.
4. A stalk of toetoe (Mariscus ustulatus) or similar plant, sometimes feathered with a leaf of rangiora (Brachyglottis), which was launched in the air from a height as a means of divination. Karakia ana, ka mutu, katahi ka tukuna tana reti … kihai i roa ka tahuri tana reti; ka whakaaro e kore e tika he ara mona (Pi. 135, 3).
5. A rite for disabling a foe. Ka pikitia a runga i te reti o to ratou tuakana, ka mate tona ope, ka whakaporangitia e te atua.
6. A short double-pointed spear, secured by a cord held in the left hand of the thrower. Ko te mate o Tautuporangi, i haere ra te whanau ki te ngaki i te mate, ka tu i te reti, ka ngawha te upoko.
7. v.t. Convey, carry, as a boat. Te ai he kopapa hei reti i a au (M. 18).
retireti, n. = reti (ii). 3. He retireti nona i te awa; whakawhitiwhiti ana ki tetahi taha, ki tetahi taha.
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