tohatoha
1. (verb) (-ina) to spread around, spread out, spread abroad, distribute, share, deal (cards).
2. (verb) to disperse, scatter, spread.
He maha anō hoki ō rātou hōia kua tohatoha haere i runga i ngā maunga (TJ 18/1/1900:1). / Many of their soldiers have dispersed on the mountains.
Synonyms: whakakorakora, hora, paratī, rara, rui, maheu, kaupāpari, whakamarara, whakatakataka, whakapirara, heuheu, korara, toha, kaihora, rū, rure, rauroha, whakaehu
3. (noun) distribution, allocation, sharing.
Kātahi ka tahuri te manuhiri rā ki te tohatoha i tana kai, ka mutu te tohatoha, e kai ana (NM 1928:140). / Then the visitors set about distributing its food, and when the distribution was finished they eat.
rautaki tohatoha ōrite
1. (noun) equal sharing strategy.
He ara te rautaki tohatoha ōrite e oti ai tētahi whakawehenga māmā. Arā, ka tohaina ngā mea e whakawehea ana kia ōrite te maha ki tēnā rōpū, ki tēnā rōpū (TRP 2010:237). / The equal sharing strategy is a method for solving simple division. The things being divided are distributed so that there are an equal number in each group (TRP 2010:237).
