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piolo

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

vt. To rub back and forth, saw; to pucker and unpucker the lips. Fig., to go over and over in the mind, to mull over, think. Cf. olo.

PI-O-LO

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. See OLO, to make a motion back and forth, or up and down, as a saw. To rub; to polish; to strike the hand back and forth, as in playing a jewsharp.

Piolo (pĭ-ō'-lo), v.

/ pĭ-ō'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Olo, to move back and forth, or up and down, as a saw.]

1. To rub; to polish; to strike the hand back and forth, as in playing a jewsharp.

2. To throw with the mouth.

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