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1. n., General name for cowry shell; they were used as octopus lures.

  • Examples:
    • Moe a leho, lie still as a cowry shell, as to escape detection.
  • References:
    • PPN fole, PCP lefo.

2. n., Callus, as on shoulders from carrying heavy loads.

3. vs., Covetous.

  • References:
    • Cf. maka leho.

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leho

kikinonoun / LE-HO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., Name of a species of shell fish.

2. The shell itself.

3. A bunch or knotty swelling on the shoulder or back of a person like the leho (the shell of the fish leho), caused by long carrying heavy burdens; oia ke alii hilahila no ka leho no kona kokua i ke amo ana, he was the chief who was ashamed of the bunch (on his shoulder) from carrying burdens. NOTE.—This leho was frequently seen on the shoulders of laboring men as late as 1840.

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v., To have knots or bunches on one's shoulders from carrying heavy burdens; a leho kana hokua i ke amo i ka wai ame kela mea keia mea.

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leho

ʻaʻanostative verb / LE-HO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Swollen hard, as a small callous place on the skin; he kua leho, he a-i leho.

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leho

ʻaʻanostative verb / lē'-ho / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Swollen hard, as a small callous place on the skin; he kua leho, he a-i leho.

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1. n., A species of shell fish.

2. n., The cowrie shell itself.

3. n., A bunch or swelling on the shoulder or back of a person, like the shell of the fish leho, caused by long carrying heavy burdens: oia ke alii hilahila no ka leho no kona kokua i ke amo ana, he was the chief who was ashamed of the bunch (on his shoulder) from carrying burdens. [This leho was frequently seen on the shoulders of laboring men as late as 1840.]

4. n., A glowing red color.

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v., To have knots or bunches on one's shoulders from carrying heavy burdens: a leho kana hokua i ke amo i ka wai ame kela mea keia mea.

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Bunch or swelling like the shell of a leho, caused by carrying a burden on the shoulder or back.

Covetous. Also called lekia, maka leho.

General name for cowry shells (Cypraea spp.).

Bunch or knotty swelling on the shoulder or back of a person like that of the leho (shellfish) caused by long carrying of heavy burdens. This swelling was seen on the shoulders of laboring men as late as 1840.

cowrie shell.

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