What is the meaning of hewn?

verb

  • Make or shape as with an axe.
    • usage: "hew out a path in the rock"
  • Strike with an axe; cut down, strike.
    • usage: "hew an oak"

adjective

  • Cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel.
    • usage: "a house built of hewn logs"; "rough-hewn stone"; "a path hewn through the underbrush"
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