Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See Sewer household officer.]

Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.]

--Gower.

I will not tell of their strange sewes. --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See Sue to follow.]

To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. Spenser.

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Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. Sewed; p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn; p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing.]

[OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian, s[=i]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture.]

1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread.

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. --Mark ii. 21.

2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip.

3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Sew \Sew\, v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.

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Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See Sewer a drain.]

To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.]

--Tusser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)