haratua
1. (noun) (-ina) to dress timber lengthwise with an adze.
Nāu te waka nei i haratua, i tāmaku (W 1971:37). / You adzed this canoe with even strokes.
Ko te tino tikanga o te kupu 'haratua' he tapahi, he tārai. Tētahi atu tikanga o tēnei kupu he whakangā (HM 2/1990:3). / The real meaning of the word 'haratua' is to cut and to fashion. Another meaning of this word is to rest.
2. (verb) (-ina) to cut, gash.
He mea haratua te kiko ki te tūhua (PK 2008:81). / The flesh was cut with obsidian.
