frower

F4R1O1W4E1R1

noun

A froe or frow (cleaving tool).

Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounfrower (plural frowers)

plural frowers

  1. A froe or frow (cleaving tool).

    A frower of iron, for cleauing of lath

    1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fromward

Origin

Compare frow and British dialect frommard.

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Cite this entry
APA

frower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frower

MLA

“frower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frower.

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