tuwha - distribute; spit, spit out
Tūwhā, v.i. Glow, as coals, etc.
Williams Dictionary
Tuwha, tuha (i), v.t. Distribute. Tuwhaia nga kai ma nga tangata nei.—Kaore e peneitia tana ika me ta te tangata maori nei e tuhaina (T. 179). Me i tu tahi au te tua o Te Koreke, he tuhanga kai au ki waenga te marae (M. 120).
Williams Dictionary
Tuwha, tuha (ii). 1. v.i. Spit, expectorate.
2. v.t. Spit out.
tuwhatuwha, v.t. 1. Spit out.
2. Run with spittle to effect a cure, an incantation being recited at the time.
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