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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Lim, who thew the first world championship nine-darter at the BDO event at Lakeside in 1990, beat Humphries when the pair last met at the Ally Pally five years ago.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
Jax Janeski thew 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
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
“I thought I did everything right on that restart, thew it on the apron saw Chastain go up to block. From then on it was a drag race,” Hill said.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2021
A giant need not be proportioned in the mould; nor a thew be symmetrical to be massive.
From A Daughter of the Snows by London, Jack
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