kuti
1. (verb) (kūtia) to cut, shear. Usually kūtia in the passive form.
I tēnei wā i te āwhina au i taku pāpā ki te perehi i ngā wūru i roto i te teihana a Ritihana, kei tērā takiwā ki Moumoukai, e kuti ana hoki ngā tāngata i ana hipi (HP 1991:34). / At this time I was helping my father press wool at Richardson's station in the Moumoukai area and the men were shearing his sheep.
Synonyms: kutikuti, katikati, whakaiho, waruwaru, tītaha, whakatītaha