Tew

1.

A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.

1.

Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul; to tease; to vex.

2.

To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to taw.

3.

(INTRANSITIVE) To work hard; to strive; to fuse.

4.

(TRANSITIVE) To tow along, as a vessel.