Taupā. 1. v.t. Obstruct, prevent. Kihai au haere; i taupatia au e te tangata i te po.
2. n. Obstruction, boundary. I hoki mai taua, e, i te taupa ki Whakamarama (M. 400).
3. A charm used by a man dying, or leaving his wife, to withhold her from other men.
4. Hymen.
5. Fat covering the intestines, omentum.
6. Subdivision, section in a cultivation.
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