Third person singular present tense of 'hew'; chops or shapes with a tool.
Regular present tense formation from 'hew,' adding '-s' (Old English '-eþ' or '-es' depending on dialect). This is the form used with singular subjects like 'he,' 'she,' 'it,' or a singular noun.
The difference between 'hew' (I hew) and 'hews' (he hews) seems simple, but it shows how English inflects verbs—though we've lost most of our inflections compared to Old English, we've kept this one marker of person and number.
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