tīkakukaku
1. (verb) to scoop or dig out (things from a receptacle).
Synonyms: tīkaku
2. (noun) digging over, digging up.
He mea hoki e kore te tupeka e tupu pai, ana ngaromia e te taru, whai hoki kia hono te tīkakukaku i te oneone kia ngāwari ai (TW 14/4/1877:133). / And another thing is that tobacco will not grow well if it is overgrown by weeds, and the soil should be dug over regularly so that it's friable.
