sew

n.[ OE. See Sewer household officer. ] Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will not tell of their strange sewes. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ √151 b. See Sewer a drain. ] To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Sewed p. p. Sewed, rarely Sewn p. pr. & vb. n. Sewing. ] [ OE. sewen, sowen, AS. siówian, sīwian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s&unr_;ja, Sw. sy, Dan. sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, Skr. siv. √156. Cf. Seam a suture, Suture. ] 1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle and thread. [ 1913 Webster ]

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment. Mark ii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew up a rip. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew money in a bag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sewerage, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To perform the duties of a sewer. See 3d Sewer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of American Indian origin. ] (Zool.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver. [ 1913 Webster ]