Pronunciations
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/ɑːˈkeɪ/
Noun
The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.
Usage- Cornwall
- Obsolete
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Returning with the timber portions of his anchor, to the stone, he would assemble all together […] The ake would be the slightly hollowed part of the stone that fitted closely to the sides […]
Adverb
forever
Usage- New-Zealand
- not-comparable
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The answer given was : — " Friends, this is the reply of the Maori : we shall fight on ake, ake, ake, for ever, for ever, for ever."
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That was the time when the great wish grew in the heart of Maui, the wish to conquer his powerful enemy Hine-nui-te-po, that Night might die and man may live for ever: ake, ake, ake!—yes, it was his great wish.
"Ake, ake, ake," said Von Tempsky, weary over the camp-fire. "Has there been anything like it since the days of the old Greeks? What madness makes you kill such men when you may want them to fight for you some day?"
One day Maui visited his parents to tell them of his latest plan — he wished to conquer his powerful enemy Hine-nui-te-po so that the Night might die and man would live forever: ake, ake, ake!