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1. (verb) (-ria,-tia) to tie, bind, hold, retain, put on a belt.

Kātahi ka riringi ki roto i ngā pātara, kia ū te pangu, ka whītikia ki te tuaina (TJ 8/12/1898:7). / Then pour it into bottles, put in the bungs and tie them down with twine.

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Synonyms: puripuri, rarawe, taiapo

2. (noun) belt.

I te whakatuwheratanga i a Awa-nui-a-rangi, ka herea e Te Kooti tōna whītiki ki te poutokomanawa o te whare (EM 2002:261). / At the opening of Awa-nui-a-rangi meeting house, Te Kooti tied his belt to the central post of the house.

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