1. (noun) cutting (something), surgical operation - derived noun form of tapahi.
Ehara, ka hoki mai anō a Hōne Heke ka tapahia anō te pou kara – te tuarua, te tuatoru o ngā tapahanga i Hānuere 1845 (TTR 1990:66). / Lo and behold, Heke returned and the flag pole was cut down again - it was cut down a second and third time in January 1845.
See also tapahi
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