hewer of wood

hewer of wood
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  • hewer — cutter (of stone or wood), mid 12c. as a surname, agent noun from HEW (Cf. hew) (v.). Hwers of wood and drawers of water as the lowliest sort of physical laborers is from Joshua ix.12 …   Etymology dictionary

  • hewer — noun One who hews (especially one who chops wood with an axe) …   Wiktionary

  • hewer — hew·er || hjuːə(r) n. one who hews; one who cuts and shapes wood or stone …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hewer — noun dated a person who hews something, especially a miner who cuts coal from a seam. Phrases hewers of wood and drawers of water menial drudges. [with biblical allusion to Josh. 9:21.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • hewer — n. 1 a person who hews. 2 a person who cuts coal from a seam. Phrases and idioms: hewers of wood and drawers of water menial drudges; labourers (Josh. 9:21) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nick Hewer — Nicholas Hewer Hewer at the BAFTAs in 2009. Born Nicholas Radbourn Hewer[1] 17 February 1944 …   Wikipedia

  • Woodger — This surname is an occupational name for a person who cut wood. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century wuduheawere meaning wood cutter or hewer of wood . The name dates back to the early 14th Century, (see below). Further… …   Surnames reference

  • Woodier — This surname is an occupational name for a person who cut wood. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century wuduheawere meaning wood cutter or hewer of wood . The name dates back to the early 14th Century, (see below). Further… …   Surnames reference

  • Woodyear — This surname is an occupational name for a person who cut wood. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century wuduheawere meaning wood cutter or hewer of wood . The name dates back to the early 14th Century, (see below). Further… …   Surnames reference

  • Woodyeare — This surname is an occupational name for a person who cut wood. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century wuduheawere meaning wood cutter or hewer of wood . The name dates back to the early 14th Century, (see below). Further… …   Surnames reference

  • Woodyer — This surname is an occupational name for a person who cut wood. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century wuduheawere meaning wood cutter or hewer of wood . The name dates back to the early 14th Century, (see below). Further… …   Surnames reference

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