TEW, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (dialect) A rope or chain for towing a boat.

TEW, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (dialect) A cord; a string.

TEW, verb. To tow along, as a vessel.

TEW, verb. To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.

TEW, verb. (by extension) To beat; to scourge.

TEW, verb. To pull about; to maul.

TEW, verb. (UK) (Scotland) (obsolete) (dialect) To tease; to vex.

TEW, verb. To work hard; to strive.