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单词 thew
释义 thew
I. \ˈth(y)ü\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, custom, habit, personal quality, virtue, from Old English thēaw; akin to Old Saxon thau custom, habit, Old High German kathau discipline, and probably to Latin tuēri to observe, protect — more at tuition
1. thews plural, archaic : mental or moral qualities, traits, or customs
2.
 a. : muscle, sinew
  < broad of shoulder and great of thew — Frank Yerby >
  — usually used in plural
 b.
  (1) : muscular power or development
  (2) : strength, vitality
   < the naked thew and sinew of the English language — G.M.Hopkins >
II.
dialect
past of thaw
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