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A kind of fish.

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1. v., To toss up and whirl over and over.

2. To cast or throw away.

3. To rear, pitch and kick up, as an unbroken horse; oala ka lio, he lio holo ino me ka oala mai a hope.

s., A tossing or brandishing, as a cane in the hand.

adj., Name of a weapon or club thrown in fighting in war; o ka poe ike i ka laau oala, pa aku i ka newa.

s., The name of a species of fish.

1. n., A weapon or club thrown in fighting; O ka poe ike i ka laau oala, pa aku i ka newa.

2. n., A tossing or brandishing, as a cane in the hand.

3. n., A class of fishes that feed on limu or moss, like the kala, neneue, etc., so named because they toss themselves about when feeding.

Same as owala.

1. v., To toss up and whirl over and over.

2. v., To rear, pitch and kick up, as an unbroken horse; oala ka lio, he lio holo ino me ka oala mai a hope.