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cut or roughly shape as with an axe

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

hewed = cut

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

hew = cut or roughly shape as with an axe

At least his hand still clasped the Red Arrow, but his head was hewn off.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

hewn = cut

When I was young and in me prime,
Eh, aye, I could hew . . .
David Almond -- Kit's Wilderness

hew = cut or roughly shape as with an axe

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
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
It was not overly difficult; a series of steep, narrow steps hewn into the rock led up to the next story of woods, so to speak.
Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain

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