Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TEW
v.t.To work; to soften. [Not in use. ] [See Taw. ] 1. To work; to pull or tease; among seamen.
TEW
n.[probably tow. ] Materials for any thing. [Not in use. ] 1. An iron chain. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TEW
Tew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing.] Etym: [OE. tewen, tawen. *64. See Taw, v.]
1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ]
TEW
TEW Tew, v. i.
Defn: To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local ]
TEW
Tew, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.]
Defn: To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs. ] Drayton.
TEW
TEW Tew, n.
Defn: A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]
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