tuitui
1. (verb) (-a) to lace, sew, thread on a string (repeatedly), bind.
Kātahi ka tuituia hei pukapuka mau tonu, kātahi rānei ka kawea ki te kaitui pukapuka māna e tui, māna e kōpaki ki tō te Pākehā kōpaki pukapuka (TH 2/4/1860). / Then have it bound as a proper book, or have it taken to a book binder for him to bind and make a cover like that of Pākehā book covers.
2. (noun) lashing, sewing.
Riro ana nāna i tīmata atu te Rōpū mō ngā Wāhine Māori ki Manukau, he ako nei tā rātau i ngā mahi tara ā-whare, arā, te tuitui kaka, te mahi kāri, te kōhua tiamu, te mahi pīkara tae atu hoki ki te whakapounamu hua rākau (TTR 1998:227). / She began the Māori Women's Institute in Manukau, at which domestic skills such as sewing, gardening, and jam, pickle and preserve making were taught.
