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patupatu

1. (verb) (-a) to beat, kill.

Kātahi ka haere ia ki te pae maunga o Maungakawa, ki reira patupatu ai, kai ai i ngā tira ka whakahipa (Te Ara 2012). / It then went to the Maungakawa Range to kill and eat the travelling parties passing by.

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2. (verb) to pound, beat.

Tīmata ana te patupatu o tōna manawa, me te tau o ōna kanohi ki ngā kanohi o Ueoneone (TWK 37:11). / Her heart began to pound and her eyes fell on the eyes of Ueoneone.

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Synonyms: āki, kōmekemeke, pātuki, pāuna, tuki, pehu, tātā, poutuki, whākuru, hamahama, kuru, kurukuru, pao

3. (noun) pounder - an implement for breaking up clods of soil.

Ko te patupatu he rākau māori, he pūriri, he maire (TP 1/9/1901:9). / The club was of native timber, of pūriri or maire.

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Synonyms: tuki, pōtuki, poutuki, tukituki

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