Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index H Cite Hewish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hew•ish Pronunciation: (hy'ish or, often, y'-), [key] born 1924, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel prize for physics 1974. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hewers of wood and drawers of water Hewlett TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. February 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress The Women's March on Versailles Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World The Manchu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: internecine Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language