A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15: Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present TimeKerr, Robert
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15: Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time
Kerr, Robert
Voyages and travels
_A_ Physician, _or person who
attends the sick_, Taata no E'rapa_oo_.
Pick, _to pick or choose_, Eh_ee_ te _mai_ my ty.
_A large wood_ Pigeon, Er_oope_.
_A large green and white_ Pigeon, O_o_'_oo_pa.
_A small black and white_ Pigeon,
_with purple wings_, _Oooo_wy'deroo.
A Pimple, H_oo_a'h_ou_a.
To Pinch _with, the fingers_, _Oo_ma.
A Plain, _or flat_, E'_pee_ho.
Plane, _smooth_, Pa'_ee_a.
A Plant _of any kind_, O'mo.
_A small_ Plant, E'rabo.
_The fruit of a_ Plantane-tree M_aiee_'a, s. Maya.
_Horse_ Plantanes, Fai'_ee_.
Pleased, _good humoured, not cross or Mar_oo_.
surly_,
Pluck _it up_, Ar_ee_te.
To pluck _hairs from the beard_, H_oo_h_oo_tee.
To plunge _a thing in the water_, E,_oo_'wh_ee_.
The Point _of any thing_, Oë,öe, or _Oi,oi_.
Poison, _bitter_, Awa,awa.
A Poll, _Oo_ra'h_oo_.
Poor, _indigent, not rich_, Tee'tee.
_A bottle-nosed_ Porpoise, E'_ou_a.
_Sweet_ Potatoes, Oo'marra.
To pour _out any liquid substance_, Ma'n_ee_.
Pregnant _with young_, Waha'p_oo_.
To press, _or squeeze the legs gently
with the hand, when tired or pained_, Roro'm_ee_.
Prick, _to prick up the ears_, Eoma te ta'r_ee_.
A Priest, Ta'h_ou_a.
Prone, _or face downwards_, T_ee_'opa.
_A sort of_ Pudding, _made of fruits,
oil_, &c. Po'po'_ee_.
Pumpkins, A'h_ooa_.
To puke, _or vomit_, E'awa, s. e'r_oo_'y.
Pure, _clear_, E'_oo'ee_.
A Purging, _or looseness_, Hawa,hawa.
To pursue, _and catch a person who Er_oo_,Er_oo_,
has done some mischief_, s. Eha'r_oe_.
To push _a thing with the hand_, T_oo_'ra_ee_.
Put _it up, or away_, Orno.
Q.
Quickness, _briskness_, E'tirre.
_To walk_ quickly, Harre'n_ei_na.
Quietness, _silence, a silent or seemingly
thoughtful person_, Falle'b_oo_a.
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