tapara¹ pole in the middle of the canoe that prevents the sides of the [...]

• • pole in the middle of the canoe that prevents the sides of the canoe moving inside
  • • boats & other means of transport

  • • Example 7140:
      

      Eikou ean repaa pahin paku bata koa amaa tapara.

      And so you straightaway fix the poles inside the canoe.

      Source:

      Mor 04E(Eno) 041

    • Example 7141:
      

      Bean paku vakavara amaa tapara, ean repaa nao vo teo hum vaa tea pam no sinivi.

      When you have finished fixing the poles inside the canoe, you move on to the part of doing the lashings of the canoe (i.e. tying the outrigger to the canoe).

      Source:

      Mor 04E(Eno) 043

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• See also:
  • pam tie something up; tie something together; tie something to something