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Hew

Hew (hew)
v. t.(h1913 webster dictionary)
Hew
[imp. Hewed (h1913 webster dictionaryd); p. p. Hewed or Hewn (h1913 webster dictionaryn); p. pr. *** vb. n. Hewing.] [AS. heá]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan
  1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.
    Shak.
  2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.

    Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li. 1.

    Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope.

  3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.

    Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak.

Hew

Hew (hew)
n.
Hew
  1. Destruction by cutting down.
    [Obs.]

    Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser.

Hew

Hew (hew)
n.
Hew
  1. Hue; color.
    [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. Shape; form.
    [Obs.] Spenser.












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