Category:Frow

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

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

frow Frow, a.

Defn: Brittle. [Obs.] Evelyn.