katikati
1. (loan) (verb) (-a) to bite frequently, nibble.
Ka noho ki Katikati. Ka kai rātou i reira. Pau ana ngā hoa, katikati tonu a Tama. Waiho tonu iho hei ingoa mō tērā wāhi, a Katikati-a-Tamatekapua (JPS 1985:139). / They stopped at Katikati, where they ate and when his companions had finished eating, Tama was still nibbling, and Katikati-a-Tamatekapua (Tamatekapua's nibbling) became the name for that place.
Synonyms: tītongi, hārau, honihoni, honi, hohoni, kōhonihoni, kakai, tītongitongi, kōtamu
2. (loan) (verb) (-a) to cut, shear (sheep, etc.).
I tētahi teihana katikati hipi i Tanaitini, Waipounamu mate katoa ngā kaikatikati, e whā tekau rātou, i te paitini nō ngā pīwhi tote, engari e mea ana ngā tākuta ka ora katoa aua tangata (HTK 3/2/1894:2). / At a shearing station in Dunedin, South Island all the shearers became sick, 40 of them were poisoned by salted beef, but the doctors think they will all survive.
Synonyms: kuti, kutikuti, whakaiho, waruwaru, tītaha, whakatītaha
3. (loan) (verb) (-a) to shut, close - of a number of things.
I whakanuia te rā o te nehu, ka katikatia ngā pēke, me ngā toa (TTR 1990:255). / The day of the burial was honoured with the banks and shops being closed.
Synonyms: kopiti, kati, kopi, tūtaki, tūtakitaki, kokopi, uaki, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore
4. (loan) (verb) (-a) to shuffle cards, cut (a pack of cards).
Synonyms: riwhi, riwhiriwhi
5. (loan) (noun) scissors, shearing.
Ko taua mahi hoki, ko te katikati, he mahi mate te ringaringa, me te tuarā, me ngā wāhi katoa o te tangata (TWM 17/10/1863:2). / That occupation, shearing, affects the arms, back and all parts of a person.
