EMMEW

Etymology

Verb

emmew (third-person singular simple present emmews, present participle emmewing, simple past and past participle emmewed)

(obsolete) To mew or coop up.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*mew", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. Immew.]

Definition: To mew or coop up. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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