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v. The o and a coalescing give the sound of w. See Gram.§ 13:7, note.

1. To dig up, as a trench; to dig, as with an oo or spade.

2. To wander about without friends; to be destitute.

v. To dig a trench; to set out, as plants where many are planted together.

Hoowaa (ho'o-wa'a), v.

/ ho'o-wa'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and waa, a canoe.]

1. To make a proper form or pattern of a canoe.

2. To dig a trench for planting.

To dig a trench for planting (AP).

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