- stiffen the sinews
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Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry V.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
stiffen the sinews
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Stiffen — Stiff en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stiffened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stiffening}.] [See {Stiff}.] 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. [1913 Webster] Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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