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hewed

/hjuːd/

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What does hewed mean?

verb

  1. simple past of hew
  2. past participle of hew (alternative to hewn)

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/hjuːd/

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One word, nay, one assenting LOOK, and the brute would have been hewed into mincemeat in a moment.
M. L. (Mason Locke) WeemsThe Life of General Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #846
Helen’s words hewed down great blocks which had stood there always, and the light which came in was cold.
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
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Billy, with woodsman's contempt for economy, hewed great logs and burned them nobly in the cooking of trout, oatmeal, pancakes, and the like.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe ForestProject Gutenberg ebook #9376
There was no way any one could have reached it without a ladder, for the logs were hewed and mortar filled the cracks even.
Gene Stratton-PorterA Girl of the LimberlostProject Gutenberg ebook #125
The sword of a cuirassier, which hewed down the bagpipes and the arm which bore it, put an end to the song by killing the singer.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135