sewin

/ ˈsjʊən /

noun

1. See sea trout
   (in Wales and Ireland) another name for sea trout

Word History and Origins

Origin of sewin¹

C16: origin unknown

Example Sentences

I was talkin' about this at the sewin' society yesterday an' they all agreed with me.

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Mrs Sewin said they would get through the time getting out their things and arranging their quarters for the night.

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You may as well give up all idea of farming here at this rate, Sewin, if you intend to keep on on that tack.

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For instance what on earth had possessed me to take such an interest in the well-being or ill-being of Major Sewin and his family?

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Would you be surprised to hear that I obtain a good deal of astonishingly accurate information through the same source, Sewin?

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