sinew
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He preaches what he calls the sinew and bone of doctrine, and he is very stern in the pulpit.
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- noun A tendon.
- noun Vigorous strength; muscular power.
- noun The source or mainstay of vitality and strength. Often used in the plural: "Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue” (Izaak Walton).
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- With Strauss everything is full of life and sinew, and there is nothing wasted. — Musicians of To-Day
- In life it took a neckful of muscle, sinew, and cartilage to hold everything together, more than for any other joint in the body. — Mortal Remains
- Feel nothing but speed, nothing but the pull of muscle, sinew, and bone, working together in harmony as the miles disappeared behind me. — Eclipse
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He preaches what he calls the sinew and bone of doctrine, and he is very stern in the pulpit.
— Watersprings - It has the sinew, as well as the wing, of poetry. — Robert Browning
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- Middle English sinewe, from Old English sinewe, oblique form of seonu, sinu.
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/ (sĭnˈyo͞o)/
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