From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhewhew /hjuː/ verb (past tense hewed, past participle hewed or hewn /hjuːn/ literary) [intransitive, transitive]CUT to cut something with a cutting tool hewn stone → rough-hewn→ See Verb table
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hew• They hewed a huge cross from a tree.Origin hew Old English heawan 