frow

fraʊ

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Definition of frow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

woodworking

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large cleaving tool for splitting wood

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He used a frow to split the logs for the fireplace..

fro

froe

behavior

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slovenly or coarse woman

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She was known as the frow of the village.

slattern

slob

slut

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Origin of frow

Middle English, frow (woman)

Examples of frow in a sentence

Using a frow, he split the timber efficiently.
The frow at the market was loud and boisterous.
Everyone avoided the frow who lived on the corner.

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French:fendoir, femme vulgaire, ...
German:Spaltwerkzeug, Schlampe, ...
Italian:ascia da legna, sciattona, ...
Spanish:cuña de madera, mujer descuidada, ...
Portuguese:cunha de madeira, desleixada, ...
Chinese:劈柴刀, 邋遢妇女, ...
Japanese:フロウ, 粗野な女性, ...
Arabic:أداة كبيرة لشق الخشب, اِمرأة مُهْمَلة, ...
Hebrew:מַבְקֵעָה, אִשָּׁה מְרוּשֶּׁלֶת, ...
Russian:инструмент для раскалывания дров, грубиянка, ...
Ukrainian:колун, груба жінка, ...
Hindi:फ्रो, असभ्य महिला, ...
Bengali:কাঠ চেরা হাতিয়ার, অগোছালো মহিলা, ...
Catalan:eina de clivellar fusta, bruixa, ...
Czech:štípací nůž, semetrika, ...
Danish:kløveværktøj, sjusket kvinde, ...
Dutch:houtklover, slons, ...
Greek:εργαλείο σχισίματος ξύλου, ατημέλητη, ...
Hungarian:hasítókés, trampli, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ដែកធំសម្រាប់ពុះឈើ, ស្ត្រីមានសភាពរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ ឬគ្មានសុជីវធម៌, ...
Korean:쪼개는 도구, 거친 여자, ...
Persian:تبر چوب‌شکاف, زن بی‌نظم, ...
Polish:klin do drewna, niechlujna kobieta, ...
Portuguese (BR):cunha de madeira, desleixada, ...
Romanian:despicător de lemne, femeie neîngrijită, ...
Swedish:klyvyxa, slusk, ...
Thai:ขวานผ่าไม้, หญิงหยาบคาย, ...
Turkish:odun yarma baltası, kaba kadın, ...
Vietnamese:rìu bổ củi, người phụ nữ lôi thôi, ...

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