sinewed


sin·ew

S0423700 (sĭn′yo͞o)n.1. A tendon.2. Vigorous strength; muscular power.3. often sinews The source or mainstay of vitality and strength: "Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue" (Izaak Walton).tr.v. sin·ewed, sin·ew·ing, sin·ews To strengthen with or as if with sinews.
[Middle English sinewe, from Old English sinewe, oblique form of seonu, sinu.]

sinewed

(ˈsɪnjuːd) adj (Anatomy) having sinews