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Webster 1913 Edition
Tew
Tew
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tewed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tewing
.] 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.]
Tew
,Verb.
I.
To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
[Local]
Tew
,Noun.
A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Tew
TEW
,Verb.
T.
1.
To work; to pull or tease; among seamen.TEW
,Noun.
1.
An iron chain. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
tew
tew
English
Alternative forms
Noun
tew (plural tews)
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A rope or chain for towing a boat.
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A cord; a string.
Verb
tew (third-person singular simple present tews, present participle tewing, simple past and past participle tewed)
- To tow along, as a vessel.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)
- To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
- (by extension) To beat; to scourge.
- To pull about; to maul.
- (Britain, Scotland, obsolete, dialect) To tease; to vex.
- To work hard; to strive.
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *teɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegus, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛu̯/
Adjective
tew (feminine singular tew, plural tew, equative tewed, comparative tewach, superlative tewaf)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tew | dew | nhew | thew |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||