Tohe. 1. v.i. Persist, be urgent. Ka tohe tonu te taua ki te whawhai (T. 182). Tohea, tohea, ko te tohe i te kai (P.). Ka tohe tonu atu te haere a nga tangata nei (They pressed forward with determination).
2. Refuse, object. Kihai hoki ia i tohe; whakatika tonu atu ki runga (T. 39).
3. n. The retracted mouthpiece of an eel pot. Ka kai atu nga tuna i nga mounu o a nga tuakana, no te mea he puwaha o a nga tuakana hinaki, kahore he tohe (W. ii, 104).
4. The loop of a pewa bird snare. ‖ Tr. xlii, 470.
5. The part of a taratahi kite to which the line is fastened. Ko nga ringaringa he mea mahi he, hei runga i te tohe, i te herenga o te aho.
6. Vibrating reed of a pukaea trumpet.
whakatohe. 1. a. Stubborn, obstinate.
2. v.t. Form a snare of prepared fibre.
totohe, v.i. Contend one with another. Heoti ano, ka totohe ratou i konei, tohe atu ana, tohe mai ana (T. 122).
tohetohe. 1. v.i. Be pertinacious. Na reira ano ka whakatumatuma; te tohetohe ki te whakatuma (T. 79).
2. n. Uvula. Taku tohetohe tatangi (M. 74).
3. Vibrating reed in certain wind instruments.
4. The retracted mouthpiece of an eel pot.
5. A species of crab, used as a bait for a toemi net.
whakatohetohe, a. Unwilling. Haere whakatohetohe ana te taurekareka nei.
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