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PEW
pew, church bench
(noun) long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pew (plural pews)
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
(colloquial, humorous) A chair; a seat.
Verb
pew (third-person singular simple present pews, present participle pewing, simple past and past participle pewed)
To furnish with pews.
Etymology 2
Interjection
pew
An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
Etymology 3
Interjection
pew
Representative of the sound made by the firing of a gun.
Anagrams
• EWP, WEP, wep
Etymology
Proper noun
Pew
A surname.
Anagrams
• EWP, WEP, wep
Source: Wiktionary
Pew, n. Etym: [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. Foot, and cf. Podium, Poy.]
1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; - - sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow.
2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] Pepys. Milton. Pew opener, an usher in a church. [Eng.] Dickens.
Pew, v. t.
Definition: To furnish with pews. [R.] Ash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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