Frob vs Frow - What's the difference?
frob | frow |
(jargon, MIT) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.
(jargon, MIT) To manipulate objects considered to be frobs.
(jargon, MIT) To manipulate equipment without any knowledge.
A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.
A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.
A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.
As nouns the difference between frob and frow
is that frob is (jargon|mit) any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated 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 a verb frob
is (jargon|mit) to manipulate objects considered to be frobs.As an adjective frow is
(obsolete) brittle.frob
English
Noun
(en noun)- Hand me that frob there, will you?
Verb
- Hey, frob the switch.
- Hey! Stop frobbing that oscilloscope! You'll break it.
References
*frob'', in ''The New Hacker's Dictionary , 1996, by Eric S. Raymond. * *
frow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
- (Halliwell)