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Froe

Froe

(frō)
,
Noun.
[See
Frow
.]
A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
[Obs.]
“Raging frantic froes.”
Draylon.

Froe

,
Noun.
[See
Frow
the tool]
An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
[U. S.]
Bartlett.

Definition 2024


froe

froe

See also: frö

English

Alternative forms

Noun

froe (plural froes)

  1. a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
Derived terms
  • froe club

Etymology 2

See frow.

Noun

froe (plural froes)

  1. A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
    • Drayton
      raging frantic froes

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