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whiuwhiu - wag (tail)

whiuwhiu. 1. v.i. Wag, whisk. E whiuwhiu ana te hiore o te kuri.—Te whiuwhiu taku tatari (M. 380).

2. n. Layers of toetoe overlapping one another on the ridge of a house. Whiu (ii), pt. Satisfied with food, surfeited. Ka whiu au. Ka whiu te upoko, my head aches. ‖ Ta. fiu.

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