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Definition
cut or roughly shape as with an axe- hew an oak
- hew out a path in the rock
- used an axe to hew a crude canoe from a log
- A rough-hewn beam supported the ceiling.
- Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder,William Shakespeare -- King Henry VI, Part 1
- In a fury he hewed at them with his sword,J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Two Towers
- With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.Martin Luther King, Jr. -- I Have a Dream
- At least his hand still clasped the Red Arrow, but his head was hewn off.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King
- When I was young and in me prime,
Eh, aye, I could hew . . .David Almond -- Kit's Wilderness - They were rough-hewn, put together with cold nails.Laurie Halse Anderson -- Chains
- He set himself to hewing a slab of firewood to make some sort of blade.Elizabeth George Speare -- The Sign of the Beaver
- Two giants sat on the outskirts of the group, casting massive shadows over the scene, their faces cruel, rough-hewn like rock.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Passepartout hewed, cut, and sawed away with all his might.Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days
- But the little Mayr hews had to follow right behind Brother Dampeer.Eudora Welty -- The Golden Apples
- Meanwhile Lucy now and then stole a look across at her sister's hewn and eroded face.Robert Penn Warren -- All the King's Men
- Even so, Captain Nemo rushed at the devilfish and with a sweep of the ax hewed one more of its arms.Jules Verne -- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- And there are obstacles in the way: they must be hewn down.Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- Behind them loomed Jack London's dream home—a massive ruin of red and gray stones and rough-hewn timber beams.Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero
- There are exposed roof beams, rough-hewn brick and concrete walls, and a roll-up, see-through garage door.Joshua Davis -- Spare Parts
- I prefer it here in the mostly unconsidered rooms of the basement, the stone walls rough-hewn, damp, ill lighted like any memory.Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
hewed = cut
hew = cut or roughly shape as with an axe
hewn = cut
hew = cut or roughly shape as with an axe