Tāewa, v.i. Dangle, hang loose.
whakatāewa, v.t. 1. Surround by an ambush.
2.—–Ka piki ra i te pikitanga porutu kei te parawai, e, ki ta kuikui whakataewatanga (S.).
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Taewa, taewha, taiawa, taiwa, taiwha, n. 1. Foreigner.
2. Catarrh, cold. He taewa kei to ihu.
3. Potato. Mo nga rua taewa kumara, ika (T. 77).
Note.—In view of the meanings and varieties in spelling above, it is not improbable that the word represents the name of one Stivers, who is said to have visited the Bay of Islands before Cook. ‖ Lee and Kendall's Grammar, p. 107.
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