FROE

Etymology 1

Noun

froe (plural froes)

A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block.

Etymology 2

Noun

froe (plural froes)

(obsolete) A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.

Anagrams

• Fore, Freo, OFer, fore, fore-, o-fer, ofer, orfe

Source: Wiktionary


Froe, n. Etym: [See Frow.]

Definition: A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [Obs.] "Raging frantic froes." Draylon.

Froe, n. Etym: [See Frow the tool]

Definition: An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [U. S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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