tohew

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To cut or hack heavily; cut to pieces, chop up.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tohewen inherited from Old English tōhēawan (hew in pieces, chop up) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tehawwaną (cut to pieces) affix from English hew.

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English

hew

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