thews

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Surveyor W. J. Ma thews of Lloyds: "Two of the Rex's three turbodynamos were ready early this morning and the third was put in operation about 6 a. m. only to break down again."

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither his great brain nor his little thews could prevail to make the yellow rivets sink to its place.

From Time Magazine Archive

What Coach Rockne's incomparable strategy had begun, Halfback Crowley's mighty thews executed.

From Time Magazine Archive

He could use thews and muscles to good advantage, even though the eye and hand steadily refused to work together whenever there was any shooting to be done.

From Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by Henham, Ernest G.

These hills, if we have to mount them, shall sorely try the thews of horse and man.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various