thews

/ฮธjuหz/

IPA: /TH UW1 Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A bondman; a slave.

verb
  1. 1

    To oppress; enslave.

noun
  1. 1

    Muscle or sinew.

  2. 2

    A good quality or habit; virtue.

  3. 3

    (usually plural) An attractive physical attribute, especially muscle; mental or moral vigour.

    โ€œ1998: B.A. Roberts, Battle Magic โ€“ As I pull two Mercian shafts from my bloodied thews.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    Instruct in morals or values; chastise.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thew, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thews