Frow


[froh] /froʊ/

noun
1.
a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.
/frəʊ/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of froe
n.

“Dutchwoman,” late 14c., from Middle Dutch vrouwe (Dutch vrow), cognate with German Frau (see frau).

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