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Hewn :: Hewn (a.) Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs..

Eshewing :: Eshewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Esche.

Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.

Thewed :: Thewed (a.) Accustomed; mannered.

Chewink :: Chewink (n.) An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also towhee bunting and ground robin..

Cashew :: Cashew (n.) A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long..

Blackfeet :: Blackfeet (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan, but now much reduced in numbers..

Help :: Help (v. t.) A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force of hired helpers in any business..

Aunt :: Aunt (n.) The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.

Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food..

Grandnephew :: Grandnephew (n.) The grandson of one's brother or sister.

Bhang :: Bhang (n.) An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves and seed capsules of wild hemp (Cannabis Indica), and chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See Hasheesh..

Chewer :: Chewer (n.) One who chews.

Neuroptera :: Neuroptera (n. pl.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera..

Masticatory :: Masticatory (a.) Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.

Betel Nut :: Betel nut () The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime..

Quid :: Quid (n.) A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco..

Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..

Rumination :: Rumination (n.) The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud..

Eschew :: Eschew (a.) To escape from; to avoid.

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