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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
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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