Hew /(hū)/

imp. Hewed; p. p. Hewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hewing

1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off.
2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.

   Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn.

   Rather polishing old works than hewing out new.

3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.

   Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.

1. Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.]

   Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew.

1. Hue; color. [Obs.]
2. Shape; form. [Obs.]