"froe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹoʊ/ Forms: froes [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of obsolete frower, from froward (“turned away”), referring to the orientation of the blade, at right angles to the handle. From late 16th century. Etymology templates: {{m|en|frower}} frower, {{m|en|froward||turned away}} froward (“turned away”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} froe (plural froes)
  1. A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood. Synonyms: throe Derived forms: froe club Translations (cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood): колу́н (kolún) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-froe-en-noun-mDjBrI1J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Wikipedia with redundant first parameter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frow
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /fɹoʊ/ Forms: froes [plural]
Rhymes: -oʊ Etymology: See frow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|frow}} frow Head templates: {{en-noun}} froe (plural froes)
  1. (obsolete) A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Women
    Sense id: en-froe-en-noun-VN7BQMJY Disambiguation of Women: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frow
Etymology number: 2

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