pewfellow en · NOUN
Etymology
From pew + fellow.
Meanings
- Someone who occupies the same pew as another.
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(obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
[…] makes her pew-fellow with others' moan!
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pewfellows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |