n. | 1. | (Zool.) A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb. |
v. t. | 1. | To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers. |
v. i. | 1. | To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance. |
n. | 1. | |
| 1. | A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; - in the latter sense usually in the plural. |
| 2. | A stable or range of stables for horses; - compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks. |
v. t. | 1. | To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure. |
v. i. | 1. | To cry as a cat. |
n. | 1. | The common cry of a cat. |