sinewing

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sinewing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sinew \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.
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           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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