frow

frow is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  2. 2.A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
  3. 3.Brittle. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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