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Meaning of hand-hewn in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hand-hewn

    Definitions

    1. cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

    Examples

    • « a house built of hewn logs »
    • « rough-hewn stone »
    • « a path hewn through the underbrush »

    Synonyms

    • cut

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