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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sin·ew
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Sinewed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Sinewing
.]
To
knit
together
,
or
make
strong
with
,
or
as
with
,
sinews
.
Wretches
,
now
stuck
up
for
long
tortures
. . .
might
,
if
properly
treated
,
serve
to
sinew
the
state
in
time
of
danger
.
--
Goldsmith
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sin·ewed
a.
1.
Furnished
with
sinews
;
as
,
a
strong-
sinewed
youth
.
2.
Fig
.:
Equipped
;
strengthened
.
When
he
sees
Ourselves
well
sinewed
to
our
defense
. --
Shak
.
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