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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.

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


2. (noun) cutting, shearing.

Synonyms: kutikuti, katikati, waruwaru

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