eraera, (-‘ia, eraerā‘ia), fq. era. Lever up, prize up .
‘E a‘a i eraerā‘ia ai te pāruru o te ‘are?,
why is (the planking of) the wall being prized off?;
Kua ‘akatakoto ‘aia i te uira o te mōtokā ē kua eraera i tēta‘i tua i te kiri,
he laid the car wheel on the ground and levered off one side of the tyre.
[era RR.]
era, (-a, -‘ia).
1. Lever up, prize up.
Kā era tāua i tēia toka ki te kōropā,
let’s lever this rock up with a crowbar;
Mē oti tēnā rākau ta‘ito i te era, e pātiti i te mea ‘ōu,
when you’ve prized off the old plank, nail on a new one;
Kua erā‘ia te au toka mama‘ata ē kua vāvā‘i‘ia,
the large boulders were prized out and broken up.
2. A lever, wedge.
‘Ōmai i te era,
pass the lever;
E tuku i tēta‘i era ki raro i te ngūtupa kia vai ma‘eu ‘ua,
put a wedge under the door to keep it open.
(see eraera.)