Lexicographical Neighbors of Piupiu
Literary usage of Piupiu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar: To which is by William Williams (1852)
"piupiu, s. The name of a plant. piupiu, v. To vibrate; to move up and down ; to
wave. Kua piupiu te pu o Raka ; The gun of Raka has moved to and fro. ..."
2. An International Idiom: A Manual of the Oregon Trade Language, Or "Chinook by Horatio Hale (1890)
"piupiu, F. [piupiu], to stink. (Fr. fun:) Poh, J., a puff of breath. Ma- mook
poh, to blow out, as a candle, to fire a gun. ..."
3. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"PI U PI U, to oscillate, to wave to and fro : He mea piupiu tonu ki tetahi taha,
ki tetahi taha— Ken., iii. 24. 2. To skip with a rope. 3. ..."
4. The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony by Thomas Lindsay Buick (1914)
"... who had discarded all his clothing except a piupiu made of reeds which hung
round his waist, was especially determined in his opposition, continuing his ..."
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