| Mew (mew) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mew |
[AS. m&?]w, akin to
D. meeuw, G. möwe, OHG. m(?)h, Icel.
m r.] (Zoöl.) |
A gull, esp. the common
British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew,
maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
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To shed or cast] to
change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.
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To cast the feathers;
to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.
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A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for
fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or
shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.
A stable or range of stables for horses; -
- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables
in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.
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To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other
inclosure.
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