Waihoe, n. 1. Movement of paddles working in time. Te matua i te waka me whakatangi ki te waihoe (M. 124). Ma Ngati Awa e whakatangi ki te rapa waihoe (M. 22). Pounga waihoe ki waho ki te moana (M. 335). Kia whakarongo rua te taringa te puoru waihoe no Pararaki (S. ii, 12). He ngakau pongipongi, he ngakau wareware, te whaia ai he riponga waihoe nau, e Patarutu (S. ii, 82). ‖ wai (iii).
2. Rate of speed in rowing, etc. Kotahi ta matou waihoe i Tuaheni, a tae noa mai ki konei.
3. Tenor of a speech.
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