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frow

American  
[froh] / froʊ /
Or froe

noun

  1. a cleaving tool having a wedge-shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it.


frow British  
/ frəʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of froe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of frow

1615–25; earlier frower, perhaps noun use of froward in literal sense “turned away”

Example Sentences

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Feathers, fabulous fashion and famous faces on the frow - it can only be Paris Haute Couture Week.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Others were at this on the frow, too, and they all wore a very specific style of jean: straight-legged and darkish, and ending an inch or two above the ankle.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2017

This design was also a fixture on the frow among the sea of Gucci loafers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2016

Burberry muses usually look like Cara Delevingne or Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, hence Alan Bennett is a somewhat unlikely style candidate; he's never been seen on the frow and he's old enough to be Romeo Beckham's great-grandfather.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2013

They had wondered over the frow, an iron instrument about fourteen inches long, for splitting logs.

From The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas by Rogers, W. A. (William Allen)

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