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n 1 ufito. 2 kiboko, fimbo ya kuadhibia. make a ~ for one's own back karibisha matatizo/adha. spare the ~ and spoil the child (prov) mchelea mwana kulia hulia yeye. have a ~ in pickle for somebody wekea mtu adhabu yake. 3 kipimo cha urefu sawa na yadi 5½. 4 chuma chochote (chenye kipenyo kidogo) kirefu. 5 (US sl) bastola.