HEW
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Hew, n. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.]
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Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew.
Spenser.
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Hew, n. 1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Hew (h&ū;), v. t. [imp. Hewed (h&ū;d); p. p. Hewed or Hewn (h&ū;n); p. pr. & vb. n. Hewing.] [AS. heáwan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h&ö;ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.] 1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. Shak.
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2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.
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Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn.
Is. li. 1.
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Rather polishing old works than hewing out new.
Pope.
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3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.
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Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.
Shak.
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