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one of three types of patu (short club), the mere being the simplest form, shaped like a short paddle and broad and flat at the striking end and with a maximum of two or three grooves on the handle end which also had a hole to allow a wrist-cord to be attached. Due to its hardness, the greenstone mere was always ground much more thinly than those of whalebone or stone and when held against the light, the thin edges have a translucent glow, making a beautiful and also fearsome weapon. ...
Ãâó: www.tanahaka.de/myth_10.htm
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| -mere |
A boundary or boundary marker from Old English maer, a boundary.
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