Tihore. 1. v.t. Strip off. Tihorea te kiri o te rakau.
2. Peel, take the skin off. Ka tihorea nga rape a Te Karawa e Te Ati Awa, ka hanga hei pirori ma ratou (W. v, 38).
3. v.i. Clear up, of rain. Tihore mai i uta tihore mai i tai, he rangi ka maomao (M. 29).
4. a. Bare, laid bare. Ka tae ki aua pari tihore i Kawhia, ka kite pea i te ana (W. v, 11). Papa tihore, papa country subject to landslips.
5. Clear, cloudless, of the sky. E tihore ana te po, he hukapapa.—Kua tihore te rangi.
6. n. The best varieties of Phormium tenax, of which the fibre can be stripped from the refuse without the use of a shell.
7. Fine weather after rain.
8. Baldhead; a jocular expression.
‖ hore (ii).
Williams Dictionary
