Froe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɹəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Froe is a noun meaning A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
Meaning
A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
Example Sentences
Patch shingles on the barn roof: do we have a maul and froe?
1630, Michael Drayton, Nymphal IV, [from The Muses Elizium], 1793, The Works of the British Poets, Volume 3: Drayton, Carew & Suckling, page 618, Like to thoſe raging frantic froes / For Bacchus' feaſts prepared;
Word Forms
- froes
- frow
Synonyms for froe
Depending on context, synonyms include throe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include throe, chit, splitter, glut, slabber, riving.
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