Tew vs Tey - What's the difference?
tew | tey |
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A rope or chain for towing a boat.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A cord; a string.
To tow along, as a vessel.
To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
(by extension) To beat; to scourge.
To pull about; to maul.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete, dialect) To tease; to vex.
To work hard; to strive.
(Webster 1913)
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As nouns the difference between tew and tey
is that tew is (obsolete|uk|dialect) a rope or chain for towing a boat while tey is an old english measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.As a verb tew
is to tow along, as a vessel.tew
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(en verb)- (Drayton)