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tukituki - to wreck; destroy

tukituki. 1. v.t. Demolish, knock to pieces. Rokohina atu nga wai whakaata o Tinirau ka tukitukia (Tr. vii, 49).

2. Batter, dash. Na te apu tai koe i tukituki ki roto o Hauraki (W.M. x, 267).

3. Destroy, kill. Tukitukia te kuri.

4. Take to pieces, take down. Me tukituki te taiepa, ka hanga ai kia pai.

5. n. Pestle, pounder. = tuki, 5.

Williams Dictionary

Ko te aha kei te tukituki ki te wini?
What is banging against the window?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Ko te manga kei te tukituki ki te wini.
It is the branch banging against the window.

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