1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.

2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

TEW
Tew, v. i.

Defn: To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]

TEW
Tew, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Taw to tow, Tow, v. t.]

Defn: To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] Drayton.

TEW
Tew, n.

Defn: A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

TEWAN
Te"wan, n. (Ethnol.)

Defn: A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of
New Mexico and adjacent regions.