frow Meaning, Definition & Usage

Frow noun
Etymology
D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth, fráuja master, lord, AS. freá.
Definitions
  1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. Beau. & Fl.
  2. A dirty woman; a slattern. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
Frow noun
Etymology
Cf. Frower.
Definitions
  1. A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
Frow adjective
Definitions
  1. Brittle. Obs. Evelyn.

Webster 1913