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froe
noun \ˈfrō\
Definition of FROE
: a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
Variants of FROE
froe also frow \ˈfrō\
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Origin of FROE
perhaps alteration of obsolete froward turned away, from Middle English; from the position of the handle
First Known Use: 1574
Rhymes with FROE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
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