TEWED

tewed (comparative more tewed, superlative most tewed)

(obsolete, dialect) fatigued; worn from labour or hardship

• Tweed, dewet, dweet, tweed

Source: Wiktionary

Tewed, a.

Definition: Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [Obs. or Local] Mir. for Mag.

TEW

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

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