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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.

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