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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tew \Tew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tewed}; p. pr & vb n. {Tewing}.] [OE. tewen, tawen. [root]64. See {Taw}, v.] 1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw. 2. Hence to beat to scourge; also to pull about to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tew \Tew\, v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tew \Tew\, v. t. [Cf. {Taw} to tow, {Tow}, v. t.] To tow along as a vessel. [Obs.] --Drayton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tew \Tew\, n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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