Among other things he found a sharp hunting knife, on the keen blade of which he immediately proceeded to cut his finger. Undaunted he continued his experiments, finding that he could hack and hew splinters of wood from the table and chairs with this new toy.
Few men measured up to his standard of righteousness; he hewed to the line.
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Hew — is a masculine given name, and may refer to:* Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652 1737), Scottish judge and politician * Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779 1868), British soldier * Hew Fraser (born 1878), British field hockey player * Hew Lorimer (1907 … Wikipedia
hew to — (N American) To conform to • • • Main Entry: ↑hew * * * hew to [phrasal verb] hew to (something) US : to follow or obey (something) Everyone must hew to the rules/standards. He is a politician who … Useful english dictionary
hew — (v.) O.E. heawan to chop, hack, gash (class VII strong verb; past tense heow, pp. heawen), earlier geheawan, from P.Gmc. *hawwan (Cf. O.N. hoggva, O.Fris. hawa, O.S. hauwan, M.Du. hauwen, Du. houwen, O.H.G. houwan, Ger. hauen … Etymology dictionary
Hew — (h[=u]), v. t. [imp. {Hewed} (h[=u]d); p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn} (h[=u]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[ a]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[ o]ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hew — Hew, n. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hew — [ hju ] (past participle hewed or hewn [ hjun ] ) verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) to cut something solid such as rock or wood into a rough shape, using a large heavy blade 2. ) AMERICAN to continue to use or do something, and … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Hew — Hew, n. 1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HEW — index break (fracture), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 HEW … Law dictionary
hew — [hyo͞o] vt. hewed, hewed or hewn, hewing [ME hewen < OE heawan, akin to Ger hauen, OHG houwan < IE base * kāu , * keu , to hew, strike > HAY1, L caudex, codex, cudere] 1. to chop or cut with an ax, knife, etc.; hack; gash 2. to make or… … English World dictionary
HEW — ist eine Abkürzung für: Hamburgische Electricitäts Werke Herforder Elektromotoren Werke GmbH Co. KG, Herford, Hersteller von Elektromotoren, Kirchen Läutewerken und Kirchturmuhren Hof Energie Wasser GmbH, Stadtwerke von Hof (Saale) Hewitt… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hew — [hju:] v past tense hewed past participle hewed also hewn [hju:n] literary [: Old English; Origin: heawan] [I and T] to cut something with a cutting tool ▪ hewn stone →↑rough hewn … Dictionary of contemporary English
