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maori
n. (pronounced so as to rhyme with Dowry). 1) The name used to designate themselves bythe Polynesi...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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copper maori
This spelling has been influenced bythe English word Copper, but it is really a corruptionof a Maori...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-cabbage
n. the wild cabbage of NewZealand, Brassica spp., N.O. Cruciferae, said tobe descended from the cab...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-chief
n. name given to a New ZealandFlathead-fish, Notothenia maoriensis, or coriiceps. The name arises f...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-head
n. a swamp tussock, so called froma fancied resemblance to the head of a Maori. (Compare Black-boy....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori, white
New Zealand miners' name for a stone. See quotation. 1883. `A Citizen,' `Illustrated Guide to Duned...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris