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Fro vs Frow - What's the difference?

fro | frow |

As nouns the difference between fro and frow

is that fro is woman (female human) while frow is a woman; a wife, especially a dutch or german one or frow can be or frow can be a cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

As an adjective frow is

(obsolete) brittle.

fro

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fro, fra, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Adverb

(-)
  • (archaic) From; away; back or backward. In modern English used only in the set phrase (to and fro) ("back and forth").
    • Derived terms
    * froward * to and fro * enfroward

    Etymology 2

    A shortening of afro.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) An afro (hairstyle ).

    • Anagrams

    * * English clippings ----

    frow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.
  • A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.
    • (Halliwell)
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) brittle
    • (Evelyn)

    Etymology 4

    Compare frower.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.