Definition of
Hew
- (verb, contact) strike with an axe; cut down, strike
- (verb, contact) make or shape as with an axe
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Synonyms of Hew
Origin of the word Hew
- O.E. heawan "to chop, hack, gash" (class VII strong verb; past tense heow, pp. heawen), earlier geheawan, from P.Gmc. *khawwanan (cf. O.N. hoggva, Du. houwen, Ger. hauen "to cut, strike, hew"), from PIE base *qau- "to strike, beat" (cf. O.C.S. kovo, Lith. kauju "to beat, forge;" L. cudere "to st more
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