Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name of Agonostomus forsteri, one of the mullets found in abundance on the coasts of New Zealand and Tasmania.
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Examples
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Stefanie Michaels: Air Flair: Airlines That Go Above and Beyond! 2009
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They tried to establish the aua of inevitability, and when faced with an upstart primary opponent, they've spread lies about him.
Caroline Kennedy says Obama is like her dad. Ann Althouse 2008
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¶ And ellis his aua {n} tage forsoth had be ful lyght
The Assemble of Goddes Anonymous
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A no keia olelo a kana kane, aua aku ka wahine, a i ole, e pii pu no laua, a no ka pakela loa o Halaaniani i ke akamai i ka hoopuka i na olelo pahee, ua puni kana wahine maikai ia ia.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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I aku o Laieikawai ia Halaaniani, "Auhea kau nalu o kau aua ana iho nei ia'u?"
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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There were quite a number of the _aua-luma_ (unmarried women) of the village present in the chief's house that evening, and as their tuneful voices blend in an evening hymn --
The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884
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"Right you are, Felipe, my lad," said the trader in a more than usual kindly voice, "bring him up, Atalina, and then run away to the chief's and get some of the _aua-luma_ to come over, with you and make a bowl of kava."
The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884
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In a few minutes we heard the crunching of the gravelled path under bare feet, and then some three or four of the _aua-luma_ -- the kava-chewing girls -- ascended the steps and took up their position by the huge wooden kava bowl.
The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884
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E. g., the child is playing busily with pasteboard boxes; the dog begins to bark outside of the house; the child listens and says _aua_.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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Animals that he does not know he calls, whether in the book or the real animals, _aua_ or _ua_, e.g. cows.
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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