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    thew
    /θjuː/

    noun

    • 1. muscular strength: literary "brains and brawn, thought and thew"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C usually plural or U ] old use uk / θjuː / us / θjuː / Add to word list. muscle or strength: According to an early report, he was "broad-chested, strong-limbed, with excellent thews and sinews ." These were men of pith and thew. Fewer examples. None could find fault with their thews and sinews.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › thewThew Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : muscular power or development. b. : strength, vitality. 2. : muscle, sinew usually used in plural. Did you know? Thew has had a long, difficult past during which it discovered its strengths and weaknesses. In Middle English it carried a number of meanings, referring to a custom, habit, personal quality, or virtue.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTHEW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ C usually plural or U ] old use us / θjuː / uk / θjuː / Add to word list. muscle or strength: According to an early report, he was "broad-chested, strong-limbed, with excellent thews and sinews ." These were men of pith and thew. Fewer examples. None could find fault with their thews and sinews.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › thewTHEW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. muscle, esp if strong or well-developed. plural muscular strength. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈthewy, adjective. ˈthewless, adjective. Discover More. Other Words From. thew y adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of thew 1.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › thewThew - definition of thew by The Free Dictionary

    Define thew. thew synonyms, thew pronunciation, thew translation, English dictionary definition of thew. n. often thews 1. Muscular power or strength. 2. A well-developed sinew or muscle: "sinews of steel, thews of iron, abdomen like one of those old-time...

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › thewthew - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · thew (third-person singular simple present thews, present participle thewing, simple past and past participle thewed) ( transitive, obsolete) To instruct (someone) in morals or values; also (more generally) to chastise or discipline (someone); to teach or train (someone).

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › thewThew Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    From Middle English thew, theaw (often in plural thewes), from Old English þēaw (“usage, custom, general practise of a community, mode of conduct, manner, practise, way, behaviour" ), from Proto-Germanic *þawwaz (“custom, habit" ), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tāu-, *(s)te-(“to stand, place" ).

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHEW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. muscle, esp if strong or well-developed. 2. (plural) muscular strength. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. thewless (ˈthewless) adjective. thewy (ˈthewy) adjective. Word origin. Old English thēaw; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thau discipline, Latin tuērī to observe, tūtus secure.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › thew_n1thew, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun thew, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishthew - definition of thew in English from the Oxford dictionary

    Definition of thew in English:. cite. thew