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   sinew

   /ˈsɪnjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament: "the sinews in her neck"
   • ▪ the parts of a structure, system, or organization that give it strength or bind it together: "the sinews of government"

   Word Origin Old Englishsin(e)we ‘tendon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeen and German Sehne.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sinewless adjective

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