tātarahake
1. (verb) to be scraggy, unkempt, scruffy.
Me titiro anō hoki te wūru o te tuarā, kia pakari te tipu, kaua e kōwae i waenganui, kaua e tātarahake, engari kia tōtōpū te tipu (TP 9/1910:2). / The wool of the back should also be inspected, which should be strong, not divided in the middle and not scruffy, but the growth should be sturdy.
