tuatua
1. (verb) (-ina) to chop repeatedly.
Ko tētahi mate o ngā manu ko te tuatuanga i ngā ngahere, e tae ana ki te rau mano ngā eka e tuatuaina ana i te tau kotahi (Ngā Kōrero Pāremete 20/8/1889). / A particular problem for the birds is the cutting down of the forests, including a hundred thousand acres felled in one year.