Meanings
- candlenut
Of yore the baked kernel of the tuitui, with grated cocoa-nut, was the approved bait in rat-hunting.
1885, W. Wyatt Gill, Jottings from the Pacific
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tuitui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuitui
“tuitui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuitui. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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