Dictionary entry

Sinew (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sin″ew, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sinewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sinewing.] To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. Shak.

Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures... might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger. Goldsmith.