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Yes, hew is playable

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"Hew" Definition

verb-intransitive

To adhere or conform strictly; hold: hew to the line.
To cut something by repeated blows, as of an ax.

verb-transitive

To cut down with an ax; fell: hew an oak.
To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush.
To strike or cut; cleave.

verb

To cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument.
To fell by blows of an ax.
To give form or shape to with or as if with heavy cutting blows.
To make cutting blows.

abbreviation

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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