"whare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑːɹeɪ/ Forms: whares [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori whare (“house”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|whare||house}} Maori whare (“house”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} whare (plural whares)
  1. A Maori hut.
    Sense id: en-whare-en-noun-TRDgZMMf Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 40 2 38 2 5
  2. (historical) A rough shack or tent used by a gumdigger. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-whare-en-noun-eMH7Q75E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 40 3 27 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 40 2 38 2 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whare wānanga

Inflected forms

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        "(historical) A rough shack or tent used by a gumdigger."
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    }
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    }
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