▪ I. ake
earlier and better spelling of ache v.
▪ II. ake
(ˈækɪ, Maori ˈake)
Also ake-ake (ˈakeake, anglicized ˈækɪækɪ); 9 aki, aki-aki, haki.
[Maori.]
The native name in New Zealand for the small hardwood tree Dodonæa viscosa and trees of the genus Olearia, as O. traversii.
| 1835 W. Yate Account of N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 47 Aki, called the Lignum vitæ of New Zealand. 1840 J. S. Polack Manners N. Zealanders II. 261 The Akki a species of lignum vitæ, when young is much used for boat-timbers. 1844 Barnicoat's Jrnl. (MS.) 188 New Zealand woods, totara, haki, mairi. 1847 Annals of Diocese of N.Z. (S.P.C.K.) 239 Akeake (Metrosideros buxifolia), very hard and heavy, fit for cabinet work. 1851 Mrs. R. Wilson New Zealand 43 The ake (Dodonæa spatulata) and towai..are almost equal, in point of colour, to rosewood. 1851 E. Ward Jrnl. 3 June (1951) 189 The largest of the akiaki trees. 1851 H. R. Richmond Let. 15 June in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. ii. 97 The hakihaki for the handles of axes. 1879 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. 94 Ake.—A small tree, 6–12 feet high. Wood very hard, variegated black and white; used for Native clubs. 1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 195 The Ake-ake..gives a handsome wood for cabinet work. 1917 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 Jan. 90/2 The dense scrub, consisting of silver-pine, ake-ake, and alpine vegetation. 1928 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads (ed. 2) 246 The Chathams grew only one durable timber, the ake-ake, which, because of its insufficient bulk, was seldom without heart-rot, shakes, and other blemishes. |