whakarei. 1. v.t. Ornament. Whakarei hoki te whitau, whakarei hoki te rakau (S.).
2. n. Carved work at bow and stern of a canoe. Titiro, tahuri, karapa ki muri, ki mua, ki te manaia, ki te whakarei o te waka na (W.M. xii, 202).
3. A canoe with elaborately carved figurehead, bust and arms; called also waka whakarei. Taku waka whakarei tena ka paea ki roto te Houhou (M. 238).
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whakarei, v.t. Throw, cast away. Na kei te whakareia noatia nga ika e te moana (Tr. vii, 53). Whakareia atu nga kai nei ki te moana, ka tahuri tatou.
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