FROW

Etymology 1

Noun

frow (plural frows)

A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.

(obsolete) A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.

(obsolete) A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.

Etymology 2

Noun

frow (plural frows)

Alternative spelling of froe

Etymology 3

Adjective

frow (comparative more frow, superlative most frow)

(Now chiefly, dialectal) Brittle; tender; crisp

Etymology 4

Noun

frow (plural frows)

A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

Anagrams

• rowf

Source: Wiktionary

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Frow, n. Etym: [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth, fráuja master, lord, AS. freá.]

1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. Beau. & Fl.

2. A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Frow, n. Etym: [Cf. Frower.]

Definition: A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

Frow, a.

Definition: Brittle. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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