froe
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froe — froe; froe·man; froe·be·lian; … English syllables
Froe — (fr[=o]), n. [See {Frow}.] A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [Obs.] Raging frantic froes. Draylon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Froe — Froe, n. [See {Frow} the tool] An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [U. S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
froe — [frō] n. [also frow ( frower): ? contr. of FROWARD, in sense “handle turned away”] a cleaving tool with the handle set into the blade at right angles to the cutting edge … English World dictionary
Froe — A froe is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. A froe is used by hammering its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle). A froe… … Wikipedia
Froe|bel|i|an — «frer BEHL ee uhn», adjective. of or having to do with Friedrich Fröbel, (1782 1852), a German educational reformer, or his kindergarten system … Useful english dictionary
froe — also frow noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete froward turned away, from Middle English; from the position of the handle Date: 1574 a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block … New Collegiate Dictionary
froe — /froh/, n. frow. * * * … Universalium
froe — n. cleaving tool used in woodworking; slattern, dirty woman … English contemporary dictionary
froe — [frəʊ] noun a cleaving tool with a handle at right angles to the blade. Origin C16: abbrev. of obs. frower, from froward in the sense turned away … English new terms dictionary
