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Webster 1828 Edition


Hewing

HEW'ING

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ppr.
Cutting and making smooth or even; chopping; hacking; forming by the chisel.

Definition 2024


hewing

hewing

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Verb

hewing

  1. present participle of hew

Noun

hewing (plural hewings)

  1. The act of one who hews or chops.
    • 2010, Stephen Smith, Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets
      Hadley [the sculptor] could afford to let his hewings be rough where the monarchical extremities were concerned, as these were to be covered by the raiment of state.

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