[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hew \hew\ h=u, v. t. imp. hewed h=ud; p. p. hewed
   or hewn h=un; p. pr.  vb. n. hewing. as.
   he'awan; akin to d. houwen, ohg. houwan, g. hauen, icel.
   h"oggva, sw. hugga, dan. hugge, lith. kova battle, russ.
   kovate to hammer, forge. cf. hay cut grass, hoe.
   1. to cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; --
      often with down, or off. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence,
      to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a
      sepulcher.
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            look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. --is. li. 1.
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            rather polishing old works than hewing out new.
                                                  --pope.
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   3. to cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.
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            hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
hewed hewn hewing hay hoe 

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