whare
- a Māori hut or dwelling place
- any simple dwelling place, esp at a beach or in the bush
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Word Origin
from Māori
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Examples from the Web for whare
Historical Examples
That idolatrie should nocht be erected, whare it was at that day suppressed.
He whare no tenei tangata, a house belonging to this man, or of this man's.
First Lessons in the Maori LanguageWilliam Leonard Williams
He thin swore what he wouldn't do to him iv he didn't show him whare his money was.
The Fairy MythologyThomas Keightley
There was some wood at the back of the whare and they could light a fire if they liked.
While the Billy BoilsHenry Lawson
Hope iz a blind guide, but whare will you find a better one?
The Complete Works of Josh BillingsHenry W. Shaw