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piringi kāta

1. (loan) (noun) cart with springs, spring cart, sprung cart.

Ka mutu taku whakatētē i aku kau i ngā ata, ka tukua e au ki roto i tō rātau taiepa, ka haere au ki te hopu i te hōiho, he rata, ka pārete mai ki te piringi kāta, ka whakamaumau i ngā kākahu, ka ārahi ki ngā ringaringa o te piringi kāta, ka pana whakamuri haere atu ki waenganui, ka whakarewa i ngā ringaringa ki ngā wāhi e tika ana (HP 1991:25). / In the mornings when I’d finished milking my cows, I let them out into their paddock and went to catch the horse, a placid one, and dragged it to the spring cart, put on the clothes, led it to the shafts of the spring cart, backed it between them, then raised the shafts to the right positions.

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kāta

1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to cart, transport.

Ko ngā paru o ngā whare, hui atu ki ngā kino noa o ētahi atu wāhi i pae mai ki Rānana, kotahi miriona me te hāwhe tana e kātatia ana kia tahuna ki te ahi i te tau (TTT 1929:1045). / One and a half million tons of rubbish each year, from houses together with the garbage of other places landing up in London, is carted to be incinerated.

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2. (loan) (noun) carting.

Tīhema. Ko ngā mahi mō tēnei marama, rite tahi ana ki ō tērā kua pahemo atu rā, arā, te mahi kāri, te whakatō purapura, te ngaki otaota, te hanga taiepa, te kāta rākau, te waruwaru i ngā hipi, me te whakamaroke i ngā tarutaru hei kai mā te hōiho (TKM.MM 16/12/1861:20). / December. The work for this month is the same as that for the one just passed, that is, working the garden, planting out seeds, weeding, erecting fences, carting wood, shearing the sheep, and making hay as food for the horses.

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3. (loan) (noun) cart, trailer.

He kaihanga tera, me ngā hanga katoa mō ngā kiki, me ngā kāta (TW 3/6/1876:223). / Saddlemaker and all equipment for gigs and carts.

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kāta hoko

1. (loan) (noun) shopping cart.

terei

1. (loan) (noun) dray - a low cart without sides for heavy loads sometimes with two wheels.

Ko tā Pateriki Kahikura te whare ngāwari rawa mō te hānihi paki, kiki, toki kāta, piringi kāta, terei, parau hoki, pēke tera hoki (TW 3/6/1876:223). / Patrick Kahikura’s is the convenient shop for pack harnesses, gigs, stock carts, spring carts, drays, ploughs and saddle bags.

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