2. (verb) (-ia,-ina) to hold aloft .
Ka tū rā Hurukahu, ka hoka i tana patu (M 2004:388). / Yonder stood Hurukahu holding his weapon aloft (M 2004:389).
hoka
1. (stative) be projecting sharply upwards, sticking up.
He nunui, he roroa te tāngata i ō rātou rā, hoka ana ngā turi ki muri i ō rātou taringa ka mate (TTT 1/5/1925:222). / People were large and tall in their day and died when their knees protruded sharply behind their ears (i.e. they died when they were very old).
2. (noun) red cod, Pseudophycis bachus - a fish reddish brown above, silvery pink on sides, paler below. Elongated body with two dorsal fins and soft scales.