thew
Americannoun
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Usually thews. muscle or sinew.
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thews, physical strength.
noun
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muscle, esp if strong or well-developed
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(plural) muscular strength
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of thew
before 900; Middle English; Old English thēaw custom, usage; cognate with Old High German thau (later dau ) discipline; akin to Latin tuērī to watch
Example Sentences
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BMA members last took part in strike action in April when resident doctors, thew new name for junior doctors, staged a six-day walkout.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Jax Janeski thew 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
Stroud, the second overall pick in the draft, thew for 306 yards and two touchdowns as Houston’s three-game winning streak was snapped.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023
Mathews also had a word with Shakib, who didn’t withdraw his appeal, before he walked back and kicked his helmet and thew his bat close to the boundary skirting in anger.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023
The man who labours with thew and sinew at horse labour—crane labour—not for himself, but for others, is not the man who saves.
From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard
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