Both Uses of
hew
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The wall was built of rough stones, among which, to give strength to the structure, blocks of hewn stone were at intervals imbedded.†
Chpt 15-16 *
- He rapidly devoured his food, and after waiting an hour, lest the jailer should change his mind and return, he removed his bed, took the handle of the saucepan, inserted the point between the hewn stone and rough stones of the wall, and employed it as a lever.†
Chpt 15-16
Definition:
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(hew as in: hew with an axe) cut or roughly shape as with an axe