The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry.
Shak.
The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the
sinews of war.
Sir W. Raleigh.
Money alone is often called the sinews of war.
Sin"ew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.] To
knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews. Shak.
Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might, if properly
treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger.
Goldsmith.
Sin"ewed (?), a. 1. Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.