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sinew definition

sinew (sin′yo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. a tendon
  2. muscular power; strength
  3. any source of power or strength; means of supplying strength: usually used in pl.

Etymology: ME < OE seonwe, oblique form < nom. seonu, akin to OHG senawa, ON sin < IE base *sēi-, to bind, a band > L saeta, bristle, Sans sinti, (he) ties

transitive verb

to strengthen as with sinews

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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