hewn Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make or shape as with an axe
hew out; hew.
- hew out a path in the rock
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verb strike with an axe; cut down, strike
hew.
- hew an oak
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adjective satellite cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
hand-hewn.
- a house built of hewn logs
- rough-hewn stone
- a path hewn through the underbrush
WordNet
Hewn adjective
Definitions
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Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of .hewn logs -
Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, .hewn stone