See Also: stew(4)(dictionary)
stew(medicine)
stew(1)(dictionary)
stew(2)(dictionary)
stew(3)(dictionary)
Beef Stew(recipes)
Pork Stew(recipes)
Beef and ale stew(recipes)
Irish Stew(recipes)
Mushroom stew(recipes)

stew(2) (iou)



stew noun2. [stju:] ME.
[Old French estui place of confinement, fish-pond (mod. etui case, sheath), from estoier put into the sheath, shut up, conceal, reserve, from Proto-Romance, from Latin studium STUDY noun. Cf. ETUI, TWEEZE noun.]
A pond or tank in which edible fish are kept until needed for the table, (also stew-pond). Formerly also (rare), a pond of any kind; a moat. ME.
in stew [Old French en estui] (of fish) kept in captivity until needed for the table.
An artificial oyster-bed. E17.