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bookwaabikiboozh vta

break it (animate; [mineral/metal) by filing or sawing

Paired with: bookwaabikiboodoon vti2



nimbookwaabikiboonaa 1s - 3s ind; obookwaabikiboonaan 3s - 3' ind; bookwaabikiboonaad 3s - 3' conj; bookwaabikiboozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bookwaabikibooN-/

Biiwaabiko-giishkiboojiganens gidaa-aabajitoon ji-bookwaabikiboonad gashkaabika'igan giishpin gii-wanitooyan gidaabaabika'igan.

You can use a hacksaw to saw your padlock in half if you lose your key to it.
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bookwaabikiboozh /bookwaabikibooN-/: /bookw-/
broken, broken in two (esp. of stick-like objects)
; /-aabik-/
mineral (inorganic solid: rock, metal, glass)
; /-booN/
act on h/ by sawing, abrading