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Definition: Tew
Tew
\Tew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tewing.] [OE. tewen, tawen. [root]64. See
Taw, v.]
1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to
taw.
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2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul;
to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Tew
\Tew\, v. i.
To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]
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Tew
\Tew\, v. t. [Cf.
Taw to tow,
Tow, v. t.]
To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Tew
\Tew\, n.
A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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