Hauhau

/ (ˈhaʊhaʊ) /

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noun

NZ history a 19th-century Māori religious sect

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Word Origin for Hauhau

Māori

Words nearby Hauhau

hauf, haugh, Haughey, haughtiness, haughty, Hauhau, haul, haulage, haulageway, haulback, hauler

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How to use Hauhau in a sentence

Two days later the Hauhau leader, Patara, arrived and held a trial in the church.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand|Henry Thomas Purchas
In single file the Hauhau soldiers struck into the black woods.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
A Hauhau camp; perhaps some hunting-party cooking their morning meal.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
The morning went, but there was no sign from the outlying Hauhau piquets.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan

It was fortunate that this Hauhau ambuscade had been unmasked.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan