sinew
n. தசைப்பற்று, தசைநார்களை எலும்புடன் இணைக்கும் இழைமம், தசைநாண், தசைப்பற்றின் இழை நரம்பு, தசை நாண் துணுக்கு, தசைப்பற்றுக் கூறு, (வினை.) தசை நாராய் அமை, இணைத்துப்பிடி, பற்றிப்பிணை, தாங்கு, ஆதாரவலிமையாயிரு.
Sin"ew, n. Etym: [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. snava. sq. root290.] 1. (Anat.) Defn: A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. 2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] Sir J. Davies. 3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power. The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry. Shak. The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war. Sir W. Raleigh. Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war. Sin"ew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.] Defn: 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.