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Froe vs Fro - What's the difference?

froe | fro |

As nouns the difference between froe and fro

is that froe is a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block while fro is an afro (hairstyle).

As an adverb fro is

from; away; back or backward. In modern English used only in the set phrase {{term|to and fro}} ("back and forth").

froe

English

Alternative forms

* frow

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block
    • Derived terms
    * froe club

    Etymology 2

    See frow.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
  • * Drayton
    • raging frantic froes

    Anagrams

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    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

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