About The Word Sinew
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Sinew
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What's The Definition Of Sinew?
[n] muscular strength
[n] a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment Synonyms | Synonyms for Sinew: brawn | muscle | tendon Related Terms | Find terms related to Sinew: See Also | Achilles tendon | collagen | connective tissue | hamstring | hamstring tendon | muscle system | muscular structure | musculature | strength | tendon of Achilles Sinew In Webster's Dictionary \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to
D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan.
sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.]
1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See {Tendon}.
2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.
3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage
dowry. --Shak.
The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly
be called the sinews of war. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war.
\Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sinewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sinewing}.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. --Shak. Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. --Goldsmith. |
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