adj
Meaning 1
Having thews or muscles.
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thewed
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/θjuːd/
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/θuːd/
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rhymes with -uːd
adj
Meaning 2
Accustomed or educated.
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of thew
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Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
Etymology
From Middle English thewed (“well raised, well mannered, virtuous; habituated, trained”), from Old English ġeþēawod, past participle of Old English þēawian, ġeþēawian (“to make mannered, form the habits or character of a person, educate”), equivalent to thew + -ed.
From thew + -ed.