Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

froe

/fɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: froe
IPA: /fɹoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.

noun

A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Patch shingles on the barn roof: do we have a maul and froe?"
"1630, Michael Drayton, Nymphal IV, [from The Muses Elizium], 1793, The Works of the British Poets, Volume 3: Drayton, Carew & Suckling, page 618, Like to thoſe raging frantic froes / For Bacchus' feaſts prepared;"

Etymology

Abbreviation of obsolete frower, from froward (“turned away”), referring to the orientation of the blade, at right angles to the handle. From late 16th century.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɹoʊ/
British English: /fɹəʊ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

froes (plural) frow (alternative)

Phrases

froe club

Synonyms

throe

Homonyms

'fro fro frow

Rhymes With

to so do no so-so know go show though as though oh ago

Questions

How do you pronounce froe?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹoʊ/.
What does froe mean?: A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
Where does froe come from?: Abbreviation of obsolete frower, from froward (“turned away”), referring to the orientation of the blade, at right angles to the handle. From late 16th century.

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