Whēke. 1. v.i. Creak. I rangona ake ki te waha e rarā iho ana, ano he whēke rakau (T. 158).
2. v.t. Squeeze, crush.
whakawhēke, v.i. Crowd one upon another. Ka popo ki te matakitaki, aki atu, aki atu, ka whakawheke ki a ratou.
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Wheke, n. Squid, octopus. Katahi te wheke ra ka maranga ki runga ki te kai i te waka o Kupe (T. 109). Different species were distinguished as wheke-ngu, wheke-korako, wheke-rauaruhe.
whekewheke, a. Rough, scabrous. Ko taua ngarara he mea ahua koma, he mea whekewheke.—Ka whekewheke katoa te kaki mete kanohi. (Describing some disease.) ‖ Ta., Sa., fe'efe'e, elephantiasis.
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