thewed

adjective

¦th(y)üd

1

obsolete : mannered, behaved

2

: furnished with thews

buxom, deep-breasted, strong-thewed, fit to be mates and mothers of big men

—Bernard DeVoto

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from thew entry 1 + -ed

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