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pūtiki - knot; to knot; topknot

Pūtiki. 1. v.t. Tie together, knot together. He tikitiki uru, ma te ranga e putiki (P.).

2. Get together, as an army. Tahi tonu to maua putikitanga.

3. n. Knot. Te putiki a Whakaotirangi (i.e., the knot tied in the corner of her kete).

4. A method of dressing the hair in a knob on the top of the head, adopted by chiefs. He kakahu kura te kakahu, he putiki te upoko.

5. A knot made in some plant by the wayside as a sign to a person following. Katahi ka whakatauaki, “A! te putiki wharanui o Kahungunu, a Tamatea.”

6. Bundle. Whakairihia to putiki mohimohi (M. cxi).

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