kaunoti
1. (noun) bottom firestick - usually of māhoe wood and used for making fire by rubbing briskly with a pointed stick, usually of kaikōmako.
Ka riro rā ia i runga i ngā hanga a Kaikōmako, i te kapukapu, i te kaunoti, i ngā hanga a Mahu (M 2004:362). / They departed because of the deeds of the Kaikōmako, gone because of the foot-rest, and the firestick wizardry of Mahu (M 2004:363).
See also kapukapu
