- Frower
- Frower \Frow"er\, n. [Cf. frow a frower, and Prov. E, frommard.] A tool. See 2d {Frow}. --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
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frower — ˈfrō(ə)r, ōə noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete froward turned away, from fro + ward; from the position of the handle : froe * * * frower see froe n … Useful english dictionary
frower — frow·er … English syllables
frower — an edged tool, used in cleaving lathes. S … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Frow — Frow, n. [Cf. {Frower}.] A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oskar Pastior — Oskar Pastior: Urologe kuesst Nabelstrang, 1., Augsburg 1991. Signatur Oskar Pastior … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pastior — Oskar Pastior (* 20. Oktober 1927 in Hermannstadt, Siebenbürgen; † 4. Oktober 2006 in Frankfurt am Main) war ein rumäniendeutscher Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Oskar Pastior: Urologe kuesst Nabelstrang, 1., Augsburg … Deutsch Wikipedia
frow — /froh/, n. a cleaving tool having a wedge shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it. Also, froe. [1615 25; earlier frower, perh. n. use of FROWARD in literal sense turned away ] * * * … Universalium
froe — [frəʊ] noun a cleaving tool with a handle at right angles to the blade. Origin C16: abbrev. of obs. frower, from froward in the sense turned away … English new terms dictionary
frow — or froe [[t]froʊ[/t]] n. bui a cleaving tool having a wedge shaped blade, with a handle set at right angles to it • Etymology: 1615–25; earlier frower … From formal English to slang
froe — /froʊ/ (say froh) noun a tool with the blade set at right angles to the handle, used for splitting roof shingles, fence palings, etc. Also, frow. {alteration of frower, from froward, because the handle is turned away} …
