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irairake

Bingham

iráirake

a. capricious, fickle.
n. canoe whose sail is hoisted by a halyard.

Sabatier

irairake

n. a canoe with a fixed or permanent mast.
ant. te ie n ao); apparatus for pulling up sail on this canoe.
vc. ka-irairakea.
see irakea.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation