Topic: HUMAN
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | seono |
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sin‧ew
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1HBHHBA a part of your body that connects a muscle to a bone : 
The sinews on his neck stood out like knotted string.
The sinews on his neck stood out like knotted string.2 something that gives strength or support to a government, country, or system : They have begun building the sinews of an independent nation.
the sinews of something
literaryThey have begun building the sinews of an independent nation.