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What is the noun for sinewed?

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sinew
  1. (anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body.
  2. (obsolete) A nerve.
  3. (figuratively) Muscle; nerve; nervous energy; vigor; vigorous strength; muscular power.
  4. A string or chord, as of a musical instrument.
  5. (figuratively) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting member or factor; mainstay; source of strength (often plural).
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  7. Examples:
    1. “I support him as he crouches there panting and straining with every sinew in his spidery body.”
      “She was graceful in movement, with great sinew and strength.”
sinewiness
  1. The state or condition of being sinewy.
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sinews
  1. plural of sinew
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I could hear the scraping of bone against bone, the snapping of tendons and sinews as they parted and tore, making way for what would come.”
      “Surely he's made of rubber and elastic, rather than skin and bone, muscles and sinews.”
      “I turned into a tiger and roared, feeling the sinews under my skin tighten, and my adopted whiskers bristle.”
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