Tute. 1. v.t. Shove, push, nudge. Tutea te waka ki waho.
2. n. A charm to ward off malign influences. Ko te karakia a Hakawau he parepare he mono, he tute, he pai i nga atua o Puarata kei ngau i a raua (T. 176). Also a charm to remove tapu from the forest and birds. Ka mate te tute o te rakau, e kore e mau te manu. Ahi tute, a rite in connection with the use of this charm.
3. A quarrelsome cock pigeon. ‖ Tr. xliii, 604. Manu tute, possibly the same. Nei te matatu, kei te manu tute au kei te pae (S., where it appears to indicate restless tossing, and is so explained by Grey (P. 48); though in another version of the song (M. 145) he reads manu tutei, sentry bird. The latter sense would better suit the use of the expression as applied to a chief). Taku piki kotuku ka ngaro i ahau, nga manu tute o te pae (W.M. ix, 13).
4. Male of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, parson-bird). E manana ana te hukumaro o te tute.
tutetute, v.t. Jostle, hustle.
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