The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tewing
Tew \Tew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing.] [OE. tewen, tawen. [root]64. See Taw, v.]
To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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tewing
vb. (present participle of tew English)