tāraia - (pass) be shaped with an adze
Taraia, n. A mollusc.
Williams Dictionary
I tāraia te waka ki te toki pounamu.The canoe was carved with a jade adze.
Ko ngā toki i tāraia ai ēnei waka, ko Hauhau-te-Rangi, ko Tūtauru.The adzes with which these canoes were shaped were Hauhau-te-Rangi and Tūtauru.
