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1. nvt., Brace, support, wand, prop, helper; small stalks to which feathers on large kāhili, standards, are tied, and which are attached to the main pole; pole as used in pushing a canoe; sprit of a canoe's sail; stick fastened across a small fish net near the meeting of the sticks (kuku) supporting the net; to pole, push with a pole, prop; to uphold (Isa. 63.5).

• Related:
  • hoʻokoʻo Caus/sim.; Prop with a pole, as a heavily laden banana plant, or a house to keep it from falling down; to pole, as a canoe.
• References:
  • Cf. kākoʻo, kanikoʻo.
  • PPN toko.

2. n., Tail feathers, as of a cock, or as below the tail of the mamo, a bird.

3. nvs., Force, strength; strong, rough (rarely used except after kai).

• Examples:
  • Kai koʻo, rough, strong sea.
  • Lilo aʻela ke koʻo makani o Lehua (chant), the force of the wind of Lehua is spent.

4. vs., Larger, a trifle bigger.

• Examples:
  • A maluna mai o ka huli he wahi ʻupena, koʻo aʻe ia o ka maka, and above the bag net is a small net with slightly larger meshes.

5. nvt., Loose, slack; to lay on in folds, as pleats in a dress; to loosen, slacken.

6. n., Light-green leaves near the center of a cluster of pandanus leaves.

• Examples:
  • ʻIʻo koʻo, leaves inside the koʻo [their base is white and the upper part dark green].

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• Related:
  • Kuʻina koʻo. Plug-in, as in a computer program.
  • Paipu koʻo. Pipe used to hold up clear plastic sheeting over an aquaculture tank.

To struggle, as in paddling against the wind; to push off, as with a pole; to pole a canoe.

To push off, as with an oar or setting pole; to brace up anything likely to fall; to loosen, unbind.

koo (koʻo) Lawyer. Also, loio.