Tew \Tew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tewing.]
[OE. tewen, tawen. [root]64. See Taw, v.]
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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tew \Tew\, v. t. [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.]
To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |