mātia
1. (noun) spear, wedge for tightening (as in helving an axe).
Whāia te whakapono tika hei tohutohu, hei whakangungu-rākau ki ngā mātia muramura a te rēwera, kia tipu ai tāua hei iwi kaha ki te ao (TTT 1/9/1925:292). / Pursue the true faith for instruction and as a shield against the blazing wedges of the devil, so that we develop as a strong people for the world.