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Definitions and Meaning of yew in English
yew (n)
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows
any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
yew (v. i.)
See Yaw.
yew (n.)
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
yew (a.)
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
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Yew
wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows, any of numerous evergreen
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