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thew

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thew  (thy)
n.
1. A well-developed sinew or muscle.
2. Muscular power or strength. Often used in the plural.
[Middle English, individual habit, virtue, strength (sense influenced by sinew), from Old English thaw, a custom, habit.]
thewy adj.
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This is, of course, no argument against the poems now-we mean it only as against the poets thew.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
As soon as his right arm received thew and sinew he learned to draw the long bow and speed a true arrow.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
We heard his fine voice no more, but we could feel him straining every thew against the trap-door upon which Raffles and I stood side by side.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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