Meaning & use
sinew
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A tough, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone; a tendon, or, figuratively, the strength or main support of something.
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The old rope was made from twisted animal sinew.
Small family farms are often called the sinew of the rural economy.
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Sinew is frequently used figuratively to describe the essential strength or connective force behind something, not just as an anatomical term.
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