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matarua

1. (adjective) be two-edged, double-edged, double-pointed.

Āe, he matarehu, he matarua tēnei mea te kīwaha, engari he matareka tonu (HJ 2012:24). / Yes, idioms are obscure and double-edged, but they're quite enjoyable.

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2. (modifier) two-edged, double-edged, double-pointed.

Kātahi te tangata i uru atu nei, ka tango ake i tōna pū hurihuri i roto i tōna pākete, ka mau i tōna ringa katau, ka tangohia ake hoki tōna oka matarua ka puritia e tōna mauī, kātahi ka haere atu ki te taha o te Timuaki ka tū i muri o te tūru, kātahi ka pūhia atu i muri o te māhunga o te Timuaki (TPH 16/9/1901:8). / Then the man that had entered took out his revolver that was in his pocket, grasping it in his right hand, and took out his double edged knife and held it in his left hand. Then he went to the side of the President and stood behind the chair. Then he shot the President in the back of the head.

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