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kōmukumuku

1. (verb) (-a) to rub off, strip off.

Nā i te hāpati ka haere ia rā waenga witi; ā katohia ana e ana ākonga ngā puku witi, kainga ake, he mea kōmukumuku ki te ringa (PT Ruka 6:1). / And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, that He went through some grainfields; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.

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Synonyms: muru, kōmuru, kōmuri, koromuku, kōmuku

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