Frow

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frow \Frow\, n. [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth,
     fr['a]uja master, lord, AS. fre['a].]
     1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. --Beau. &
        Fl.
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     2. A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frow \Frow\, n. [Cf. {Frower}.]
     A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for
     splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Frow \Frow\, a.
     Brittle. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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