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tīkarokaro

1. (verb) (-hia) to pick out, flick out, poke around.

Kātahi ka tīkina e au he tātā māti ki te tīkarokaro i aku taringa (HP 1991:109). / Then I went and got a match stick to pock around in my ears.

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Synonyms: hurahura, tīpako, karokaro, hīkaro, kōhari

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