“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
TEW
Etymology
Noun
tew (plural tews)
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A rope or chain for towing a boat.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A cord; a string.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Trouble; worry.
Verb
tew (third-person singular simple present tews, present participle tewing, simple past and past participle tewed)
To tow along, as a vessel.
To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
(by extension) To beat; to scourge.
To pull about; to maul.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete, dialect) To tease; to vex.
To work hard; to strive.
Anagrams
• ewt, wet
Proper noun
Tew (plural Tews)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tew is the 6470th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5247 individuals. Tew is most common among White (94.43%) individuals.
Anagrams
• ewt, wet
Source: Wiktionary
Tew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing.] Etym: [OE. tewen, tawen. *64. See Taw, v.]
1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Tew, v. i.
Definition: To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]
Tew, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.]
Definition: To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] Drayton.
Tew, n.
Definition: A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
20 February 2025
INVASION
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
Coffee Trivia
