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Webster 1913 Edition

Tew

Tew

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tewed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tewing
.]
[OE.
tewen
,
tawen
. √64. See
Taw
,
Verb.
]
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.]

Tew

,
Verb.
I.
To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
[Local]

Tew

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Taw
to tow,
Tow
,
Verb.
T.
]
To tow along, as a vessel.
[Obs.]
Drayton.

Tew

,
Noun.
A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Tew

TEW

,
Verb.
T.
To work; to soften. [Not in use.] [See Taw.]
1.
To work; to pull or tease; among seamen.

TEW

,
Noun.
[probably tow.] Materials for any thing. [Not in use.]
1.
An iron chain. [Not in use.]

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