| mew |
noun |
A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb., To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers., To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance., A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; — in the latter sense usually in the plural., A stable or range of stables for horses; — compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king’s mews for hawks., To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure., To cry as a cat., The common cry of a cat. |