Definition of hew

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Hew (v. t.) To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher..

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Chare :: Chare (v. t.) To work or hew, as stone..
Hewe :: Hewe (n.) A domestic servant; a retainer.
Chaw :: Chaw (v. t.) As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.
Thew :: Thew (n.) Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues..
Scythewhet :: Scythewhet (n.) Wilson's thrush; -- so called from its note.
Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..
Foreshew :: Foreshew (v. t.) See Foreshow.
Hew :: Hew (v. t.) To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off..
Ruminate :: Ruminate (v. i.) To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..
Shewer :: Shewer (n.) One who shews. See Shower.
Shewbread :: Shewbread () See Showbread.
Hewn :: Hewn (a.) Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs..
Thewy :: Thewy (a.) Having strong or large thews or muscles; muscular; sinewy; strong.
Hewed :: Hewed (imp.) of He.
Gambier :: Gambier (n.) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing..
Eschew :: Eschew (a.) To escape from; to avoid.
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out..
Underhew :: Underhew (v. t.) To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain..
Hewn :: Hewn (a.) Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone..
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