hew

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1. 1.To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li.
2. 2.Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope.
3. 3.To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak.
4. 4.Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser.
5. 5.Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. 6.Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li called?
• What is rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope called?
• What is to cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak called?
• What is destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser called?