tuai, n. A coconut grater, a shredding implement, usually made of bone or steel.

Varuvarua te ‘akari ki te tuai.
Grate the coconut up with the

tuai; ‘E ‘āuri ma‘ani tuai tē reira nāku.
I‘m going to make myself a shredder with that piece of steel.
[Np. *tuai.]