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KO-HO-LU-A

Andrews Haw to Eng,

s. A hard polished bone used in piercing unborn infants. FIG. He papa koholua oi ke alii.

Koholua (kō'-hŏ-lū'-a), n.

/ kō'-hŏ-lū'-a / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. An abortive instrument of polished bone.

2. The word was applied figuratively to the decisive methods of the high chiefs. He papa koholua oi ke alii; the chief is a sharp koholua.

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