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thew

  [thyoo] ,
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–noun
1. Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.
2. thews, physical strength.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE thēaw custom, usage; c. OHG thau (later dau) discipline; akin to L tuērī to watch

Related forms:
thewy, adjective
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thew   (thyōō)   
n.  

  1. A well-developed sinew or muscle.

  2. Muscular power or strength. Often used in the plural.


[Middle English, individual habit, virtue, strength (sense influenced by sinew), from Old English thēaw, a custom, habit.]
thew'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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