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timu - ebb tide; shoulder; end

Timu (i), a. Ebb, ebbing. He tai timu, ebb tide, low water. Ka timu hoki te tai, ka noho tonu iho i reira (T. 191).

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Timu (ii), n. A rough flax cape.

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Timu (iii) = tumu, n. Involuntary contraction of muscles. I taua tukunga tae rawa te timu ki te hakui (Tr. vii, 39).

timutimu, n. Pudenda muliebria.

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Timu (iv), n. 1. Shoulder.

2. End, tail. Ka taona (te kuri), ka maoa, kihai i hoatu te timu waero ma to ratou teina, hoatu ana ko te upoko. ‖ tumu.

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Kāore e roa ka timu te tai.
It won't be long and the tide will be out.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

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