haehae, 1. v.t. Lacerate. He tangi haehae, a wailing in which the mourners gashed themselves.
2. Cut up. Tahuri, haehae te ika nei (T. 152).
3. Tear. He ika haehae kupenga (T. 200).
4. n. Parallel grooves between lines of dog-tooth pattern in carving.
Williams Dictionary
