tohew

Meaning

Verb

To cut or hack heavily; cut to pieces, chop up.

Origin

From Middle English tohewen, from Old English tōhēawan, from Proto-Germanic *tehawwaną, equivalent to to- + hew. Cognate with Old Frisian tehawa, Middle Low German tohouwen, Dutch tehouwen, German zerhauen.

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