- hewer
- hewer "cutter" (of stone or wood), mid-12c. as a surname, agent noun from HEW (Cf. hew) (v.). Hwers of wood and drawers of water as the lowliest sort of physical laborers is from Joshua ix.12.
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Hewer — Hew er, n. One who hews. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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hewer — See hew. * * * … Universalium
hewer — noun One who hews (especially one who chops wood with an axe) … Wiktionary
hewer — hew·er || hjuËÉ™(r) n. one who hews; one who cuts and shapes wood or stone … English contemporary dictionary
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hewer — noun dated a person who hews something, especially a miner who cuts coal from a seam. Phrases hewers of wood and drawers of water menial drudges. [with biblical allusion to Josh. 9:21.] … English new terms dictionary
hewer — hew·er … English syllables
hewer — n. 1 a person who hews. 2 a person who cuts coal from a seam. Phrases and idioms: hewers of wood and drawers of water menial drudges; labourers (Josh. 9:21) … Useful english dictionary
