tew.
Prep work; labour.
Meaning & usage
Prep work; labour.
Trouble; worry.
Constant work; bustling; worry, excitement.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tewen, a variant of tawen (“to taw, prepare”). More at taw.
To tow along, as a vessel.
To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
To beat; to scourge.
To muddle; to mix up.
To work at or worry.
To harangue or argue with.
To tease; to vex or worry.
To work hard; to strive.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tewen, a variant of tawen (“to taw, prepare”). More at taw.
Fishing tackle; a rope or chain for towing a boat; a net.
A cord; a string.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *tewe, *teoȝ, from Old English *tēog (“utensil, tackle, rigging”), from Proto-West Germanic *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“gear, utensil”). If so, then cognate with West Frisian túch (“rigging, tackle”), Dutch tuig (“rigging, tackle”), German Zeug (“equipment, stuff”). More at toy.
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