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

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.

From BBC

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."

From BBC

His mother, Melissa Palomar, ran to her son and scared off the coyote, she told thew news station.

From Los Angeles Times

Jax Janeski thew 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.

From Los Angeles Times

Of all the dark moments during Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the darkest may have been the moment Trump acolyte and world’s richest man Elon Musk thew up not one but two Roman salutes—the gesture most strongly associated with Nazis and the phrase “Heil Hitler,” but also used as a symbol of support in other fascist regimes.

From Slate