MEW Meaning of MEW in English n. & v.n. a cage for hawks, esp. while moulting. v.tr. 1 put (a hawk) in a cage. 2 (often foll. by up) shut up; confine. [ ME f. OF mue f. muer moult f. L mutare change ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012