Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frow"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Frow \Frow\, n. [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth,
fr['a]uja master, lord, AS. fre['a].]
1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. --Beau. &
Fl.

2. A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Frow \Frow\, n. [Cf. {Frower}.]
A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for
splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Frow \Frow\, a.
Brittle. [Obs.] --Evelyn.


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