Definitions
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- adjective cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
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Examples
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Adam Friedberg for The Wall Street Journal Over the years the barn (shown here, restored) had shifted from its original, hand-hewn English frame and use as a sheep barn (1790) into Yankee dairy barn (1880).
Farm Restoration 2011
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Over the years the barn had shifted from its original, hand-hewn English frame and use as a sheep barn (1790) into a Yankee dairy barn (1880).
Bringing a Farm Back to Life Nancy Keates 2011
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Back on the main island we visit a dhow boatyard, to see how the craft is constructed, hand-hewn from teak imported from India.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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VHT The six-bedroom main house has hand-hewn beams and hardwood flooring throughout.
Rustic Hamptons Compound Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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Back on the main island we visit a dhow boatyard, to see how the craft is constructed, hand-hewn from teak imported from India.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Cooper and Greenlaw — on what is called the Hill Ranch they left two of their dead, "Little Lillie" and "Little David," who rest to-day inside a tiny square of hand-hewn palings.
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The table was of hand-hewn spruce boards, and the men who played whist had frequent difficulties in drawing home their tricks across the uneven surface.
THE END OF THE STORY 2010
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VHT The six-bedroom main house has hand-hewn beams and hardwood flooring throughout.
Rustic Hamptons Compound Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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(Settlers Cooper and Greenlaw on what is called the Hill Ranch left two of their dead, 'Little Lillie' and 'Little David,' who rest to-day inside a tiny square of hand-hewn palings)
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The original hand-hewn beams and wide floorboards were intact, along with the old windows, distressed doors and wood paneling around the fireplaces.
Putting Together Cottage's Pieces Maya Pope-Chappell 2011
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