2. (verb) to open (shellfish, etc.), shuck, shell.
He pai te naihi pūhuki hei tīwarawara mātaitai (HJ 2012:204). / A blunt knife is good to shuck shellfish.
3. (modifier) without restraint.
Tangi tīwarawara: He tangi kaha, ka haehae, ka ripiripi (M 2006:122). / Weep without restraint: To lament wildly, cutting and lacerating oneself (M 2006:123).
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