tew - v., to prepare, as hemp or flax, by beating; to beat, scourge, maul, pull about; to tow, as on a rope.
Seems to be multiple obscure words with different origins. The preparation seems to come from taw, but the pulling seems to come from tow.
One more!
---L.
Seems to be multiple obscure words with different origins. The preparation seems to come from taw, but the pulling seems to come from tow.
One more!
---L.