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forehew

forehew verb: to hew or cut in front.

Verb

forehew (third-person singular simple present forehews, present participle forehewing, simple past forehewed, past participle forehewn or forehewed)

  1. (transitive) To hew or cut in front.

Forms of forehew

third-person singular presentforehews
present participleforehewing
pastforehewed
past participleforehewn
past participleforehewed

Origin of forehew

From fore- + hew.

Questions about forehew

What does forehew mean?
Forehew means to hew or cut in front.
What part of speech is forehew?
Forehew is a verb.
What is the past tense of forehew?
The past tense of forehew is forehewed.

Words near forehew in the dictionary

  1. foreheater
  2. foreheaters
  3. foreheating
  4. foreheats
  5. foreheld
  6. forehew
  7. forehewn
  8. forehistories
  9. forehistory
  10. forehock
  11. forehocks

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