karikari
1. (verb) (-tia,-a) to dig - a repetitive action.
Ka ora karikari aruhe, ka mate tākiri kākā (JPS 1902:70). / The digger of fern-root lives well, but the kākā snarer will have difficulties. (A whakataukī referring to the need for an occupation that brings in a reliable source of livelihood. Digging fern-root provided a regular source of ordinary food as opposed to the seasonal and less reliable supply of delicacies such as kākā.)
2. (verb) (-a) to strip off.
Haere ki te nehenehe ki te karikari aka hohou taiepa (W 1971:101). / Go to the forest to strip vines to bind the fence.
