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Examples
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It was of the hardness of ginger, and filled a large _tanoa_, or wooden trough of ironwood.
White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900
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He mixed it thoroughly and then with his hands formed balls of the oozy mass, from which he squeezed the juice into another _tanoa_ glazed a deep, rich blue by its frequent saturation in _kava_.
White Shadows in the South Seas Frederick O'Brien 1900
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One morning, a few days after the presentation of the _tanoa_
The Call Of The South 1908 Louis Becke 1884
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Some of the crew have complained that they are missing having a mix each evening but the current heaving seas make it impossible to keep any of the kava in the tanoa.
Fiji Times Online - Local News Colin Philip 2010
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They said they only found out the tanoa was varnished with shoe polish when they returned to their home country.
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