Word: sinew
Word origin: Old English sin(e)we ‘tendon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeen and German Sehne .
Phonetic:
ˈsɪnjuː
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a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament. Example: the sinews in her neck
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