hewn


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hew /hjuː/
verb (past part. hewn or hewed)
  • 1 chop or cut (wood, coal, etc.) with an axe, pick, or other tool.

    ■ make or shape by cutting or chopping a hard material.

  • 2 (hew to) N. Amer. conform to.
– origin OE hēawan, of Gmc origin.
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