thew

[thyoo]

noun

1. Usually thews. muscle or sinew.

2. thews, physical strength.

thew

/ θjuː /

noun

1. muscle, esp if strong or well-developed

2. (plural) muscular strength

Other Word Forms

• thewy adjective
• thewless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thew¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English thēaw custom, usage; cognate with Old High German thau (later dau ) discipline; akin to Latin tuērī to watch

Word History and Origins

Origin of thew¹

Old English thēaw; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thau discipline, Latin tuērī to observe, tūtus secure

Example Sentences

At the council meeting, Rosemary Thew, chairwoman of the parish council, said the application should be rejected to "send a clear message that planning processes must be adhered to".

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Thew said the application failed to adhere to planning policies that stated developments must preserve and enhance the conservation area, be built in scale and minimise light pollution.

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"I hope the planning committee will share the parish council's concern in rejecting this application and ensuring that others do not follow these unfortunate examples," added Thew.

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Casting and production aside, it is essential to get the tone right, says Geoff Thew, who reviews anime on his YouTube channel "Mother's Basement" for nearly 1.4 million followers.

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Reviewer Geoff Thew believes the pandemic played an important role in the "seismic shift" of attitudes towards anime: "Being locked inside, people had a lot of free time and not much to do besides binge TV."

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