Pawed vs Pewed - What's the difference?
pawed | pewed |
(paw)
Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
(pew)
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
* 2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers", [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html]
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
As verbs the difference between pawed and pewed
is that pawed is (paw) while pewed is (pew).As an adjective pawed
is having (a specified kind or number of) paws.pawed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- a muddy-pawed puppy
- some four-pawed creature
pewed
English
Verb
(head)pew
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pewe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- ''In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families
- At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the pews for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11.
- (Samuel Pepys)
- (Milton)
