rew

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/ɹuː/Wales/ɹɪʊ̯/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

rew1

nounrew (plural rews)

plural rews

  1. dialectalobsoleteObsolete or dialectal form of row

    a rew of sundry coloured stones

    [1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC
    1 more example

    So ended shee: and then the next in rew Began her mournfull plaint, as doth ensew

    1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “The Teares of the Muses”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
verb
  1. dialectalobsoletepastsimple past of row

rew2

verb
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of rewind (“e.g. on tape recorder button”).

Rew3

proper nounRew (plural Rews)

plural Rews

  1. A surname.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rew

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rew

MLA

“rew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rew. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rew,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rew.

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