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pāʻumeʻume

/ pā.ʻume.ʻume / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., Tug-of-war game; to play such a game, in land or sea.

2. nvt., Contentious, quarreling, contending, fighting.

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PA-U-ME-U-ME

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The name of a game.

Paumeume (pā-ū'-mĕ-ū'-me), adj.

/ pā-ū'-mĕ-ū'-me / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Disturbed; agitated; excited.

Paumeume (pā'-ū'-mĕ-ū'-me), n.

/ pā'-ū'-mĕ-ū'-me / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A tug-of-war contest.

2. Any competitive game.

pāʻumeʻume

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Tug-of-war. One of the few team games from the past. Two teams of equal strength and weight lined up along a stout rope, each trying to pull the other across a middle line. (KILO.) Also called hukihuki.

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