Tew



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
verb
1.
Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.
2.
To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To tow along, as a vessel.