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Look up hew in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hew is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Hew Ainslie (1792–1878), Scottish
Hew
Method for converting a log into lumber
In woodworking, hewing is the process of converting a log from its rounded natural form into lumber (timber) with more or less flat surfaces using primarily
Hewing
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hews or Hews in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hews or HEWS may refer to: The action of hewing Chay Hews (born 1976), Australian Rules Football
Hews
Surname list
Hewes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joseph Hewes (1730–1779), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence USS Joseph
Hewes
Topics referred to by the same term
Hew Dalrymple may refer to: Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737), Scottish judge and politician Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet (1712–1790), Scottish
Hew_Dalrymple
British sculptor (born 1959)
Hew Donald Joseph Locke (born 13 October 1959) is a British sculptor and contemporary visual artist based in Brixton, London. In 2000, he won a Paul Hamlyn
Hew_Locke
Scottish poet (1792–1878)
Hew Ainslie (5 April 1792 – 11 March 1878) was a Scottish poet. He was born in the parish of Dailly, in Ayrshire to George Ainslie and a mother whose
Hew_Ainslie
American Founding Father and politician (1730–1779)
Joseph Hewes (July 9, 1730– November 10, 1779) was an American Founding Father and a signer of the Continental Association and U.S. Declaration of Independence
Joseph_Hewes
Welsh news presenter (born 1961)
Huw Edwards (/hɪʊ, hjuː/ hiw, hew, Welsh pronunciation: [hɨu]; born 18 August 1961) is a Welsh former news presenter. He was the lead presenter of BBC
Huw_Edwards
Scottish sculptor (1907–1993)
Hew Martin Lorimer, OBE (22 May 1907 – 1 September 1993) was a Scottish sculptor. He was born in Edinburgh, the second son of architect Sir Robert Lorimer
Hew_Lorimer
English writer, activist and broadcaster
Simon Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe OBE (born 26 December 1956) is an English writer, activist and broadcaster. He contributes frequently to British newspapers
Simon_Fanshawe
British military historian and author
Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, CVO, DL, FRSE, FRHistS, FBA (/strɔːn/ STRAWN; born 1 September 1949) is a British military historian, well known for
Hew_Strachan
British Army general (born 1943)
Lieutenant General Sir Hew William Royston Pike, KCB, DSO, MBE (born 24 April 1943) is a retired senior British Army officer known for his service in
Hew_Pike
Scottish landowner
Hew Campbell of Loudon (died 1561) was a Scottish landowner. He was a son of Hugh Campbell of Loudon and Isobel Wallace. Campbell was Sheriff of Ayr.
Hew_Campbell_of_Loudon
Caymanian swimmer (born 1999)
Lauren Hew (born 26 September 1999) is a swimmer from the Cayman Islands. In 2019, she represented Cayman Islands at the World Aquatics Championships
Lauren_Hew
Cycling race
The 2002 HEW Cyclassics was the seventh edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 4 August 2002. The race started and finished in Hamburg
2002_HEW_Cyclassics
British Army general
Major-General Hew Dacres George Butler, CB, DL (12 March 1922 – 10 July 2007) was a senior officer in the British Army. Hew Dacres George Butler was born
Hew_Butler
Cycling race
The 2004 HEW Cyclassics was the ninth edition of the German single-day race. It took place August 1, 2004 and it was won by Stuart O'Grady, racing for
2004_HEW_Cyclassics
British millwright
active from 1790 to 1830, Hewes was born in Beckenham, Kent, the son of Joseph Hewes, a farmer from Walthamstow. In 1782, Hewes became an apprentice for
Thomas_Hewes
American medical technologist certification
HEW Proficiency Examination) refers to an American medical technologist certification offered by the Department of Health Education and Welfare (HEW)
HHS_Proficiency_Examination
Cycling race
The 1998 HEW Cyclassics was the third edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 16 August 1998. The race started and finished in Hamburg
1998_HEW_Cyclassics
Cycling race
The 1997 HEW Cyclassics was the second edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 10 August 1997. The race started and finished in Hamburg
1997_HEW_Cyclassics
Cycling race
The 2003 HEW Cyclassics was the eighth edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 3 August 2003. The race started and finished in Hamburg
2003_HEW_Cyclassics
Irish English. In other dialects of English, hew and yew remain distinct; however, the cluster /hj/ of hew, human, etc. is often reduced from [çj] to just
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
Cycling race
The 2001 HEW Cyclassics was the sixth edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 19 August 2001. The race started and finished in Hamburg
2001_HEW_Cyclassics
South German fencing tradition
"hews": A hewing stroke with one of the edges of the sword. Oberhau, "over hew": A stroke delivered from above the attacker. Mittelhau, "middle hew":
German_school_of_fencing
44.304214; -68.887275 Hewes Point is a peninsula in Islesboro, Maine. It is located on Penobscot Bay. It was named for Paola Hewes, a pioneer settler. U
Hewes_Point
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
ISBN 978-0-19-873526-7. Strachan, Hew (2003). The First World War. Vol. I: To Arms. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-03295-2. OCLC 53075929. Strachan, Hew, ed. (24 April
World_War_I
Royal Navy admiral (1890–1974)
Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton (27 March 1890 – 26 December 1974) was a British admiral who served in World War I and World War II. He was
Frederick_Dalrymple-Hamilton
British soldier (1926–2018)
Major Sir Hew Fleetwood Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet, GCVO, JP (9 April 1926 – 26 December 2018) was a British soldier and Lord Lieutenant of East
Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, 10th Baronet
Sir_Hew_Hamilton-Dalrymple,_10th_Baronet
214 Lake district peaks over 1,000 ft
Dodd M Munro MT Munro Top F Furth C Corbett G Graham D Donald DT Donald Top Hew Hewitt N Nuttall Dew Dewey DDew Donald Dewey HF Highland Five 4 400-499m
List_of_Wainwrights
Cycling race
The 2000 HEW Cyclassics was the fifth edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 6 August 2000. The race started and finished in Hamburg
2000_HEW_Cyclassics
American engineer (1913–2001)
William Redington Hewlett (/ˈhjuːlɪt/ HEW-lit; May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the
Bill_Hewlett
Captain Hew Dalrymple (sometimes spelt Hugh; 1727 – 1774) was a Scottish advocate and poet who from 1771 served as Attorney General of Grenada. He was
Hew_Dalrymple_(advocate)
Town in North Ayrshire, Scotland
old bell still stands, and bears this inscription: "This bell was given by Hew Montgomerie, sone of Hessilhead, anno 1614, and refounded by the Heritors
Beith
Cycling race
The 1996 HEW Cyclassics was the inaugural edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 25 August 1996. The race started and finished in Hamburg
1996_HEW_Cyclassics
American football player (born 1947)
Robert Ellsworth Hews (born December 30, 1947) is an American former professional football player who played one season with the Buffalo Bills of the National
Bob_Hews
Topics referred to by the same term
Henry Hewes may refer to: Henry Hewes (critic) (1917–2006), American theater writer for Saturday Review Henry Hewes (politician) (born 1949), American
Henry_Hewes
British historian (born 1997)
Samuel Hew Tantallon Dalrymple (born February 1997) is a Scottish historian, author, film-maker, activist, and social media influencer. Dalrymple was
Sam_Dalrymple_(historian)
Scottish field hockey player
Hew Thomson Fraser (25 July 1877 – 11 August 1938) was a field hockey player and British Liberal Party politician from Scotland. Fraser was born in Glasgow
Hew_Fraser
Peaks with prominence over 600m
- Munro Top F - Furth C - Corbett G - Graham D - Donald DT - Donald Top Hew - Hewitt N - Nuttall Dew - Dewey DDew - Donald Dewey HF - Highland Five 4
List of P600 mountains in the British Isles
List_of_P600_mountains_in_the_British_Isles
American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
There are differing versions of Franklin's Autobiography. Some closely hew to the original version, others have text inconsistencies or are heavily
Benjamin_Franklin
Scottish judge and politician
Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick (1652–1737) was a Scottish judge and politician. The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was
Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick
Hew_Dalrymple,_Lord_North_Berwick
U.S. state
28, 2014. "How many MLB teams are in California?". loscerritosnews.net. Hews Media Group, Cerritos Community News. June 14, 2021. Retrieved August 17
California
Cycling race
The 1999 HEW Cyclassics was the fourth edition of the HEW Cyclassics cycle race and was held on 15 August 1999. The race started and finished in Hamburg
1999_HEW_Cyclassics
German one-day road cycling race
was its shortest ever, totaling just 160 km, won by Italian Rossano Brasi. HEW, Hamburg's Electricity Works, served as the race's title sponsor. In 1997
Hamburg_Cyclassics
British Army officer (1750–1830)
General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet (3 December 1750 – 9 April 1830) was a British Army officer who served as the acting governor of Gibraltar
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of High Mark
Sir_Hew_Dalrymple,_1st_Baronet,_of_High_Mark
American professional wrestler (1953–2025)
championship match against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race at Rip Hewes Sports Complex in Dothan, Alabama. Hogan pinned Race during the match and
Hulk_Hogan
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
Europe Volume Two, W.W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0393933857, p. 967 Strachan, Hew (2001). The First World War: a new illustrated history. Vol. I: To Arms.
Nicholas_II
English theologian
Henry Ernest William "Hugh" Turner (14 January 1907 – 14 December 1995) was a British Anglican priest, theologian, and academic. Having served his curacy
Hugh_Turner_(theologian)
American inventor (1927–2008)
Hewitt D. Crane (1927–2008) was an American engineer best known for his pioneering work at SRI International on ERMA (Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting)
Hewitt_Crane
United States Marine (born 1970)
Justin D. LeHew (born 2 January 1970 in Columbus Grove, Ohio) is a United States Marine who served in the war on terror. He was awarded the Navy Cross
Justin_LeHew
American political candidate (born 1949)
Henry F. Hewes (born May 21, 1949) is an American real estate developer and political candidate. Throughout his career, he ran for Mayor of New York City
Henry_Hewes_(politician)
American politician (1912–2002)
– February 16, 2002) was US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) under Lyndon Johnson. He was a strong advocate for citizen participation
John_W._Gardner
American drummer
(select songs) 2016: Basses Loaded (on the song "Choco Plumbing") 2014: Hew Time 2016: Seconds 2024: Cometh the Storm 2025: Skeletal Blasphemy Borges
Coady_Willis
Sir Hew Crawfurd, 2nd Baronet (1718 – 2 July 1794) was a Scottish baronet. Crawfurd was born in 1718. He was the son of Hew Crawfurd of Jordanhill (c
Sir_Hew_Crawfurd,_2nd_Baronet
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 29 April 1697 for the Hon. Hew Dalrymple, Lord President of the Court of Session under the judicial title
Hamilton-Dalrymple_baronets
British actress (1630–1720)
Margaret Hughes (29 May 1630 – 1 October 1719), also Peg Hughes or Margaret Hewes, was an English actress who is often credited as the first professional
Margaret_Hughes
Scottish theologian (1791–1872)
Hew Scott (5 February 1791 - 12 July 1872) was a minister of the Church of Scotland parish of Anstruther Wester. He is largely remembered as a religious
Hew_Scott
Scottish soldier, writer and politician
Sir Fitzroy Hew Royle Maclean, 1st Baronet (11 March 1911 – 15 June 1996), was a British Army officer, writer and politician. Before World War II, he
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
Sir_Fitzroy_Maclean,_1st_Baronet
American businessman (1822–1915)
David Hewes (May 16, 1822 in Lynnfield, Massachusetts – July 23, 1915 in Orange, California), was an American born into one of the "old families" of Massachusetts
David_Hewes
2015 sculpture by Hew Locke
The Jurors is an artwork by Hew Locke, installed at Runnymede in Surrey in 2015 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta. Commissioned
The_Jurors
American bartender
Jim Hewes is an American bartender and cocktail historian who has worked at the Willard InterContinental Washington's Round Robin Bar for over 30 years
Jim_Hewes
British professional wrestler
fight against the Devil's Playboys (Brett Meadows and Sam Knee) for the HEW Tag Team Championship. Winning this match marked the first tag team championship
Zak_Zodiac
American politician
William Gardner Hewes III (born October 27, 1961) is an American Republican politician. He served as the mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi from 2013 to 2025
Billy_Hewes
Single-handed striking tool
also be used for hewing when making flattened surfaces on logs; when the hatchet head is optimized for this purpose it is called a hewing hatchet. The earliest
Hatchet
British high jumper
Tom Hewes (born 15 September 1999) is a British high jumper. He won the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships with a personal best of 2.18 metres
Tom_Hewes
Department of the U.S. federal government
in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). HHS is administered by the secretary of health and human services, who
United States Department of Health and Human Services
United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
Rip Hewes Stadium is a 10,000-seat stadium located in Dothan, Alabama. It is primarily used as the home of the Dothan High School football and soccer
Rip_Hewes_Stadium
British Army officer
Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, GCB (5 July 1779 – 10 December 1868) was a British Army officer. After seeing active service during the Irish Rebellion
Hew_Dalrymple_Ross
Genus of flowering plants
Heuchera (/ˈhjuːkɪrə/ HEW-kih-rə or /ˈhɔɪkərə/ HOY-kih-rə) is a genus of largely evergreen perennial plants in the family Saxifragaceae. All species are
Heuchera
Fictional character in the American legal thriller Damages
Patricia "Patty" C. Hewes is a fictional character on the American legal thriller Damages, portrayed by Glenn Close. Being described as "ruthless", "master
Patty_Hewes
34 Munros outside of Scotland
Dodd M Munro MT Munro Top F Furth C Corbett G Graham D Donald DT Donald Top Hew Hewitt N Nuttall Dew Dewey DDew Donald Dewey HF Highland Five 4 400-499m
List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
List_of_Furth_mountains_in_the_British_Isles
American politician (1926–2014)
Richard David Hewes (August 16, 1926 – July 8, 2014) was an American politician from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A Republican, Hewes served as Speaker of the
Richard_Hewes
Scottish magistrate
Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore (1690–1755) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. He was born in Edinburgh on 30 November 1690 the
Hew_Dalrymple,_Lord_Drummore
United States government public health agency
Public Health Service in Washington. Hume, Craig R. (February 8, 1977). "HEW Sec Secretary Fires CDC's Dr. Sencer". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention
Scottish politician (1712-1790)
Sir Hew (or Hugh) Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet, Lord Drummore (12 March 1712 – 24 November 1790) was a Scottish politician and MP. He was the eldest son of
Sir Hew Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Hew_Dalrymple,_2nd_Baronet
New Zealand historian (1932–2009)
William Hewat McLeod (1932–2009; also Hew McLeod) was a New Zealand scholar who helped establish Sikh Studies as a distinctive field. Considered to be
W._H._McLeod
Largest city in Texas, United States
Houston (/ˈhjuːstən/ HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city
Houston
American actor (born 1974)
(September 12, 2012). "'Damages' Series Finale: A Final Salute To Patty Hewes". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved
Ryan_Phillippe
British professional wrestler (born 1953)
George's Championship (1 time) Herts and Essex Wrestling HEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) HEW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jimmy Ocean(1)
Ricky_Knight
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
the prospect of retirement, he commented: "If I was earning my money by hewing coal I would be very glad indeed to stop. But I'm not. I'm swanning round
David_Attenborough
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Joseph Hewes may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50), was acquired by the US Navy 8 January 1942 and sunk
USS_Joseph_Hewes
American legal thriller television series
Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and her newest protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). Each season features a major case that Hewes and
Damages_(TV_series)
American economist (1877–1970)
College from 1905 to 1943. Amy Hewes was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Edwin Hewes and Martha G. Hewes. Her birth was registered with the
Amy_Hewes
Highest peaks, prominence over 30 m
Dodd M Munro MT Munro Top F Furth C Corbett G Graham D Donald DT Donald Top Hew Hewitt N Nuttall Dew Dewey DDew Donald Dewey HF Highland Five 4 400-499m
List of mountains of the British Isles by height (2501–3000)
List_of_mountains_of_the_British_Isles_by_height_(2501–3000)
County in Minnesota, United States
Goodhue County (/ˈɡʊdhjuː/ GUUD-hew) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,582. Its county seat is
Goodhue_County,_Minnesota
Founding Father, U.S. president 1797 to 1801
Points of Controversy, Between Great Britain and Her Colonies. Princeton, NJ: Hews & Gloss. OCLC 33610833. Adams, John (1965). Wroth, L. Kinvin; Zobel, Hiller
John_Adams
Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
McCawleyV HeywoodV Harry LeeSV President JacksonV Crescent CityV Joseph HewesSV John PennSV Edward RutledgeSV Arthur MiddletonV BayfieldV OrmsbyV SumterV
United_States_Navy
County in Minnesota, United States
Houston County (/ˈhjuːstən/ HEW-stən) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 18,843. Its county seat is Caledonia
Houston_County,_Minnesota
Weekly newspaper in California, United States
Hews tended to ally with certain figures and people he likes. The former editor of the paper, who quit in 2013, Jerry Bernstein, explained that Hews would
Los_Cerritos_Community_News
Former American nuclear production complex
The Hanford Engineer Works (HEW) was a nuclear production complex in Benton County, Washington, established by the United States federal government in
Hanford_Engineer_Works
Australian actor (born 1983)
Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020. Hew, Nathan (3 July 2022). "3 'Thor: Love and Thunder' filming locations to visit"
Chris_Hemsworth
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
visited the site in January and established the Hanford Engineer Works (HEW), codenamed "Site W". Under Secretary Patterson gave his approval on 9 February
Manhattan_Project
Lawn game using large darts
ounces each." When HEW refused, Consumers Union sued to instruct HEW to enact the ban. In 1970 a federal judge ruled in favor of HEW. Between 1980 and
Lawn_darts
Office building in Washington, D.C.
headquarters of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). It was completed in 1977 and designed by Marcel Breuer in the brutalist
Hubert_H._Humphrey_Building
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
and being a germaphobe. In The Beverly Hillbillies episode, "The Clampett-Hewes Empire", Jed Clampett, while in Hooterville, decides to merge his interests
Howard_Hughes
American writer and activist (1924–1987)
sector of Baldwin's corpus that most closely mirrors Henry James's methods: hewing out of one's distance and detachment from the homeland a coherent idea of
James_Baldwin
Canadian actor and singer (1883–1950)
Walter Thomas Huston (/ˈhjuːstən/ HEW-stən; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian and American (by naturalization) actor and singer. Huston
Walter_Huston
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HEW
Male
Scottish
Scottish form of Old French Hugues, HEW means "heart," "mind," or "spirit."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Hugh, Hew (see Hugh).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hewitt 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.German (Hütt) : status name for someone living in a hut or owning a small shop, Middle High German hütte, or a habitational name from any of several places called Hütt or Hütte.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hew, a variant of Hugh.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : variant spelling of Hulet.English : variant spelling of Hewlett.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who hewed or quarried marl, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of clay soil, from a derivative of Middle English marl (Old French marle, Late Latin margila, from earlier marga, probably of Gaulish origin, with the ending added under the influence of the synonymous argilla).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hewitt.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : variant of Hugh. This was at one time the usual form of the personal name in Scotland.English : status name for a domestic servant, Middle English hewe, a singular form derived from a plural noun hewen (Old English hīwan) ‘members of a household’, ‘domestic servants’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hewitt.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Cumbria) and Scottish
English (mainly Cumbria) and Scottish : patronymic from Hewitt 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hewlett.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.French : from
a pet form of the Old French personal name Hue, Hughe
(see Hugh).A Huet from the Anjou region of France is recorded in Trois
Rivières, Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English
English : evidently a patronymic, but unexplained; perhaps a variant of Hewson.
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Scottish
English, Welsh, and Scottish : from the medieval personal name Huet, a diminutive of Hugh. See also Hew. The surname has also long been established in Ireland.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood, Middle English hewett (Old English hīewet, a derivative of hēawan ‘to chop’,‘to hew’).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Hughie, HEWIE means "heart," "mind," or "spirit."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : variant of Hewlett.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hewitt 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands) and Scottish
English (mainly East Midlands) and Scottish : variant of Hewitt 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lincolnshire)
English (chiefly Lincolnshire) : patronymic from Hew (see Hugh).Scottish and Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha (see McCoy).
HEW
HEW
HEW
HEW
HEW
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HEW
n.
A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc.
v. t.
To hew in pieces.
v. t.
To hew less than is usual or proper; specifically, to hew, as a piece of timber which should be square, in such a manner that it appears to contain a greater number of cubic feet than it really does contain.
n.
One who hews.
p. p.
of Hew
n.
The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.
a.
Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone.
n.
A fir pole of from four to seven inches diameter, and twenty to forty feet long, sometimes roughly hewn, used for scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and common roofs, for which use it is split.
a.
Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs.
n.
A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
imp.
of Hew
a.
Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hew
v. t.
To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew timber.
v. t.
To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.
n.
The European green woodpecker (Picus, / Genius, viridis). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe, laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale, yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
v. t.
To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, or the like.
prep.
An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv.
v. t.
To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.
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