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nvt. Sound of tapping, tap, as of a mallet on a tapa anvil; to tap-tap. Kuni kuekue a ka iʻe kuku, thumping of the tapa mallet.

n. Elbow, wristbone, joint, knuckle. Cf. kuʻekuʻe lima, kuʻekuʻe wāwae. hoʻo.kuʻe.kuʻe To elbow, push with the elbows. (PEP tuketuke.)

kūʻēkūʻē

/ kū.ʻē.kū.ʻē / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as kūʻēʻē.

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s. See KUE, s., 3. A joint; a protuberance; the knuckles; the wrist bones; ka puupuu o ka hailima; the elbow, &c.; qualified by some other word.

Kuekue (ku'e-ku'e), n.

/ ku'e-ku'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A joint; a protuberance; the knuckles; the wrist bones; ka puupuu o ka hailima; the elbow, etc. (qualified by some other word).

2. Any bony protuberance.

Joint, knuckle, wristbone, elbow.

joint, knuckles, elbow.

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