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HEW

abbr.

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

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hew  (hy)

v. hewed, hewn (hyn) or hewed, hew·ing, hews

v.tr.

1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush.

2. To cut down with an ax; fell: hew an oak.

3. To strike or cut; cleave.

v.intr.

1. To cut something by repeated blows, as of an ax.

2. To adhere or conform strictly; hold: hew to the line.

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[Middle English hewen, from Old English hawan; see kau- in Indo-European roots.]

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hewer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hewer - a person who hews laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor