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mewer

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mew

4  [myoo]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to shed (feathers); to molt.
Origin:
1325–75; ME mewen < OF muer to molt < L mūtāre to change

Related forms:
mewer, noun
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Word Origin & History

mew  (n.2)
"cage," c.1300, from O.Fr. mue "cage for hawks, especially when molting," from muer "to molt," from L. mutare "to change" (see mutable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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