Dictionary De - En
De - Es
De - Pt| English Dictionary: hewing | by the DICT Development Group |
| 1 result for hewing | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
|
Hew \Hew\, v. t. [imp. {Hewed}; p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[a0]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[94]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. 2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. --Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. --Pope. 3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. --Shak. | |
