whātui
1. (verb) (-a) to lace together, tie together, fold (a garment).
He nui te ika kei taua moana; he mōhio rawa hoki aua tāngata ki te mahi ika, ā rātou kupenga he mea whātui ki te mea āhua rite ki te kākaho (TWMNT 19/5/1874:130). / Fish abound in that sea, and the people are skilled at fishing, weaving their nets with a sort of reed.
