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sin•ew n.

Anatomy[countable] a tendon.
strength;
power;
resilience:[uncountable]great moral sinew.

sin•ew n.

Anatomya tendon.
Often, sinews. the source of strength, power, or vigor:the sinews of the nation.
strength;
power;
resilience:a man of great moral sinew.

v.t.

to furnish with sinews;
strengthen, as by sinews.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sinu (nominative), sinuwe (genitive); cognate with Dutch zenuw, German Sehne, Old Norse sin; akin to Sanskrit snāva sinew

sin′ew•less, adj.

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sinew /ˈsɪnjuː/ n

another name for tendon
(often plural)
- a source of strength or power
- a literary word for muscle

Etymology: Old English sionu; related to Old Norse sin, Old Saxon sinewa, Old High German senawa sinew, Lettish pasainis stringˈsinewless adj

'sinew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

enervate - hock - inositol - nerve - pizzle - tendon - withers - babiche - bufotenine - epineurium - inion - inosilicate - inotropic - neuron - paxwax - thew - welt - wiry - sinewy

Synonyms: ligament, muscle, thew, cord, strength, more...

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