hāngungu
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to scrape (strips of harakeke with a shell) - to leave the fibre, or muka.
He mea hāngungu te harakeke ki te kuku, ā, ka raranga (W 1971:35). / The flax is scraped with a mussel shell and then woven.
Synonyms: hāngū
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to scrape (strips of harakeke with a shell) - to leave the fibre, or muka.
He mea hāngungu te harakeke ki te kuku, ā, ka raranga (W 1971:35). / The flax is scraped with a mussel shell and then woven.
Synonyms: hāngū
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