Tieke (i), n. 1. Philesturnus carunculatus, saddleback, a bird. Me te mea i houhoua e te tieke (P. 71). Called also tieke-rere, purourou. Waha tieke, part of the entrance to a pa.
2. A black flax cloak.
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Tieke (ii), v.t. Measure, lay off, set out; particularly used of the ground plan of a house, Ko te rarama, kei te papa o raro, i tieketia i te whare. Taura tīeke, line for measuring the diagonals of a house. Kaore e roa, he aitua tena, ka mate te tangata nana te taura tieke (If one of the diagonals is not too long, that is an aitua; the owner of the measuring line will suffer). ‖ J. vii, 130.
whakatīeke, v.i. 1. Stretch oneself, exert one's strength to the full. E whakatieke ana ia ki te hapai i te kohatu.
2. Be conceited.
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