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. snāva.
√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.
&fist; 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.
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. snāva.
√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.
&fist; 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.
