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34%5 To hew
verb

• form by carving

• engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

• cut to pieces

29%5 Chop-and-hew crew
noun

• A man who wields an axe.

• A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.

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New York Times02 May 1982 Down 109 DEPT
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