Definition of Hew
using heavy blows to hack with a tool or instrument
Examples of Hew in a sentence
When my father got angry with my mother, he would go in the backyard and hew wood with his axe. 🔊
The man used a scythe to hew his way through the field of grass. 🔊
While the little boy wanted to hew trees with his big brother, he was too small to wield an axe. 🔊
The jeweler has tools that allow him to hew precious stones so they will fit in specific ring bases. 🔊
Since my mother cannot hew wood for her fireplace, I visit her once a week to fill her woodbin. 🔊
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