1. (verb) (-a) to dig up repeatedly, scratch out of the ground.
Ko te kō me te timo ngā taputapu kerikeri i te oneone mō te whakatō kai (Te Ara 2013). / The kō and timo (digging and grubbing tools) were the tools for digging up the ground for planting crops.
Synonyms: keri
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