▪ I. † tue Obs.
[? a. F. tue kill.]
A hunting cry.
| 1602 Carew Cornwall i. 22 The Captaine hunters, discouering his sallies by their Espyals doe lay their souldier-like Hounds, his borne enemies, in ambush betweene him [the Fox] and home, and so with Har and Tue pursue him to the death. |
▪ II. tue
short for tue-iron, tew-iron.
| 1883 Crane Smithy & Forge 10 In its centre a thick projecting iron nozzle, perforated to allow of the wind for the blast. This is termed the Tue. |
▪ III. tue
var. tew n.1, v.1, v.2