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ʻaoʻo

/ ʻa.oʻo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Elderly, middle-aged.

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s., See a oo. Name of an instrument for destroying unborn children, &c. See koholua.

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adj. See Oo, to be mature. Epithet of a full grown man when all his faculties of body and mind have come to maturity; he aoo ia, he is full grown.

Aoo (ā-o'o), adj.

/ ā-o'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Having attained full development of one's powers and character; highly developed; matured

Aoo (ā-ŏ'-ō'), n.

/ ā-ŏ'-ō' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A sharp instrument made of smooth polished bone, used in bleeding or in procuring abortion, and in the treatment of certain diseases of the blood. See koholua.

Middle-aged, elderly. See ʻoʻo.

Sharp bone used to destroy the foetus; abortion stick. Also called koholua.

Hard, polished bone used in ancient times for infanticide. See koholua.

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