enew
transitive verb
Definition of enew
-ed/-ing/-s
obsolete, of a hawk
: to drive or plunge (a fowl) into the water
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Origin and Etymology of enew
Middle English enewen, from Anglo-French enewer to moisten, from Old French en- 1en- + ewe, eve, aigue water (from Latin aqua) — more at island
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