kahukahu shear

Part of Speech vt
Morphology kahu-kahu
Gloss RED-scrape.off
    • shear
      • removal
      • Example 2659:
        O sipsip na kahukahu ririori, o vunuu teori mene paku puragete ge paku uvuuvu vaa tea tovuhu.
        The sheep are shorn, their wool is used for making blankets or making clothes for the cold weather. (lit. The sheep, they shear ...)
        Source: Sii 44W 018-019

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  • See also:
    • kahu1 scrape something off, for example the bark of the breadfruit tree or of vines to pull out the fibres below the bark and use them to make the strings for a fishing net; carve
    • kapokaporo cut with scissors many times