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whakaiho

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to cut (hair, wool, etc.), shear.

Whakaihotia tonutia ai ngā hipi ki waho; ko ngā taiapa he mea kārapi (TTT 1/6/1930:2083). / The sheep were always shorn outside and the fences were of sticks and poles.

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Synonyms: kuti, kutikuti, katikati, waruwaru, tītaha, whakatītaha

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