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noun

Usually, thews. muscle or sinew.

thews, physical strength.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English thēaw custom, usage; cognate with Old High German thau (later dau) discipline; akin to Latin tuērī to watch

Related forms

thew·y, adjective

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thew (θjuː)

—n
1.	muscle, esp if strong or well-developed
2.	(plural) muscular strength

[Old English thēaw; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thau discipline, Latin tuērī to observe, tūtus secure]

'thewy

—*adj*

'thewless

—*adj*

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