Tew
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tjuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tew is a noun meaning To tow along, as a vessel.
Meaning
To tow along, as a vessel.
More Meanings
- To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
- (by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- To muddle; to mix up.
- To work at or worry.
- (obsolete) Prep work; labour.
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) Trouble; worry.
- (dialectal, US) Constant work; bustling; worry, excitement.
Example Sentences
By which the Danes had then their full-fraught Navies tew’d:
These afford very good dubbing, and a variety, especially those hides that have been tewed, or dressed in a skinner's lime-pit;
It' I bequeath to Richard Smythe, of Steton, my best losyn sherte, a tewed bull skyn, a bushell of wheate, and a bushel of barlie.
with the king ran also Dyvers others, who all returning brought Cudgells and wandes in their hands all to be tewed, as if they had beaten him extreamly.
Word Forms
- tews
- tewing
- tewed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include towrope, towline, towboat, towee, tewtaw, trawlwire.
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