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
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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
His mother, Melissa Palomar, ran to her son and scared off the coyote, she told thew news station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 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
God fashion'd thee of chosen clay For service, nor did ever say, "Deny thee this," "Abstain from yon," But to inure thee, thew and bone.
From The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q" by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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