tew

May. 8th, 2008 07:16 am
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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.

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