"Trow" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Trows [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * A nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”). * A topographic surname for someone who lived near a depression in the ground, from Middle English trow (“trough”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|trewe||faithful, loyal}} Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”), {{der|en|enm|trow||trough}} Middle English trow (“trough”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Trow (countable and uncountable, plural Trows)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Trow-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Wisconsin, USA, Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Trew [surname]
    Sense id: en-Trow-en-name-6126O2zH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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