What does "throe" mean?
Throe: A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
Additional senses
- 2.To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
- 3.To put in agony. [R.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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