Pew Definition
pyo͝o
pews
noun
pews
Any of the benches with a back that are fixed in rows in a church.
Webster's New World
Any of the boxlike enclosures with seats, in some churches, for the use as of a particular family.
Webster's New World
verb
To furnish with pews.
Wiktionary
interjection
An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.
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pronoun
A surname.
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Other Word Forms of Pew
Noun
Singular:
pewPlural:
pewsOrigin of Pew
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From Middle English pewe, from Middle French puie (“balustrade"), from Latin podia, plural of podium (“parapet, podium"), from Ancient Greek πόδιον (podion, “little foot"), from πούς (pous, “foot").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English pewe probably from Old French puie balcony from Latin podia pl. of podium balcony podium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Possibly from French putois (“skunk") or puer (“to stink") or a truncation of putrid.
From Wiktionary
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Less common spelling of Pugh, from Welsh ap + Huw.
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Onomatopoetic.
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