eha

v.t. · class 1/2

1. to make a notch, aperture; make a gap (in teeth) by removing the middle two (sometimes one) of the lower jaw; 2. (delirious persons and those who get lockjaw are fed with water and gruel through the gap); 3. eha hengero ya mwatu, burn a hole through the lid of a bee-barrel for bees to go in and out and for inserting knife when opening the hive; eha mucuri, cut a channel in the spout of half-calabash for pouring; eha giturua, cut spaces between the legs of a wooden stool

Example: by removing the middle two