"froughy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more froughy [comparative], most froughy [superlative]
Etymology: Compare frow, frowy. Head templates: {{en-adj}} froughy (comparative more froughy, superlative most froughy)
  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) Loose, spongy, or easily broken. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal
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