whakakoi
1. (verb) (-a) to sharpen.
He pēnei te āhua o tēnei rākau: he mea whakakoi tētahi pito, te pito i kāniwhatia, e tū ki te tangata ka whati atu ki roto i te tangata ina tū, ā ki te unuhia mai ka whati atu ki roto i te pito o te kāniwha, ka mau atu i roto i te tangata, ā mate atu i taua kāniwha te tangata (JPS 1919:94). / This weapon has this form: one end is sharpened and is barbed so that when it hits a person it breaks off inside the person and if it's withdrawn it breaks off at the barb and is retained inside the person, who dies from that barb.
Synonyms: oroi, whakakoikoi
2. (noun) sharpener.