Hauhau

/ ˈhaʊhaʊ /

noun

1. history a 19th-century Māori religious sect

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hauhau¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Two days later the Hauhau leader, Patara, arrived and held a trial in the church.

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In single file the Hauhau soldiers struck into the black woods.

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A Hauhau camp; perhaps some hunting-party cooking their morning meal.

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The morning went, but there was no sign from the outlying Hauhau piquets.

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It was fortunate that this Hauhau ambuscade had been unmasked.

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