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sin·ew (sĭńyōō)

[Middle English sinewe, from Old English sinewe oblique form of seonu, sinu.]

noun 

  1. A tendon.
  2. Vigorous strength; muscular power.
  3. The source or mainstay of vitality and strength. Often used in the plural: “Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue” (Izaak Walton)

transitive verb: -ewed, -ew·ing, -ews. 

To strengthen with or as if with sinews.