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tiera

Bingham

tiéra

vt. to scoop, to recoil against as a parted hawser.

Sabatier

tiera

n. sailor (ENG).
syn. kaimoa.

tiera1

from. tie.
vt. (1) to be balanced over, to hover over.
v. (2) to catch on the wing with butterfly net.
(3) to surround, to envelop, to wrap (kabubu) in a case or sheath of pandanus leaves.