Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tow-rope or -chain.
- To beat, mix, or pound; prepare by beating, etc.
- To taw, as leather.
- To work; prepare by working; be actively employed in or about.
- To scourge; beat; drub.
- To haul; pull; tow.
- To lead on; work up.
- To work; keep busy; bustle. Also
too .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
- transitive verb Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.
- intransitive verb Local To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
- transitive verb obsolete To tow along, as a vessel.
- noun Obs. or Prov. Eng. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, UK, dialect A
rope orchain fortowing aboat . - noun obsolete, UK, dialect A
cord ; astring .
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Examples
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*plais Teh Irish Washerwoman onna conserteena fer kafleen tew jig tew*
Box of ebil iz napping. Pls to come - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Yes, nom de plume is a name tew be riting under, wif nom = name an plume=pen, or, literally “pen name.”
Nom de - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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September 15, 2008 at 2:42 am ohai janet, ai lost mai mom in ’92. for teh longest time ai wud pick up teh phone to call her tew tell her wutebber wuz teh latest…….an den ai wud member dat her wuzznt ansrin teh phone. let us be yer phone call tew yer mom!
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Emayo him elebentee messiges sayin “forward tew a kabillion peeps er die!”
Don’t be sad, there will be other - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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March 25, 2008 at 2:31 pm otay. remembur, tho, ai haz a tew akahall drink limut. dunt dwink&dwive!
Warning! May contain nuts. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Mai Daddeh did 38 yeerz Serbiss.my Mum did her tyme tewAs fambly we am titled tew hab ennee helf or surjikal needz performed frew dem.
want me to call the paramedics?! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Mos 'folks ud sartingly say ez I hed call tew hev hard feelin's agin' ye.
The Duke of Stockbridge Edward Bellamy 1874
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Squire, ye hain't got no call tew explain it tew us.
The Duke of Stockbridge Edward Bellamy 1874
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it workted! i gotz mai pikshure and mai bleu name tew!
Dink frum toylit he sez. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai can’t get mai name tew linx tew mai ICHC profile.
i haz gud defenz laywer - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
oroboros commented on the word tew
Wet in reverse.
November 3, 2007