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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Tew

/cho͞o/ · IPA /tjuː/
01 v. t. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
imp. & p. p. Tewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tewing
  1. 1.
    To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.
  2. 2.
    Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
02 v. i. To work hard; to strive; to fuse.
  1. 1.
    To work hard; to strive; to fuse.[Local]
03 v. t. To tow along, as a vessel.
  1. 1.
    To tow along, as a vessel.[Obs.]
04 n. A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.
  1. 1.
    A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]