hew

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hew [hew hews hewed hewing hewn] BrE [hjuː] NAmE [hjuː] verb (hewed, hewedor hewnBrE [hjuːn] ; NAmE [hjuːn] )
1. ~ sth (old-fashioned)to cut sth large with a tool
•to hew wood
2. ~ sth (out of sth) (formal)to make or shape sth large by cutting
•roughly hewn timber frames
•The statues were hewn out of solid rock.
•They hewed a path through the forest.
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Word Origin:
Old English hēawan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch houwen and German hauen.

Example Bank:
•The cave has been hewn out of the hillside.