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Froe vs Fromard - What's the difference?

froe | fromard |

As nouns the difference between froe and fromard

is that froe is a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block or froe can be a dirty woman; a slattern; a frow while fromard is (british) a froe.

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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    fromard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A froe.

    • Synonyms

    * rending-axe