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Frow vs Sulky - What's the difference?

frow | sulky |

As nouns the difference between frow and sulky

is that frow is a woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one while sulky is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

As adjectives the difference between frow and sulky

is that frow is brittle while sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset.

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.
  • sulky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • silent and withdrawn after being upset
  • the sulky child
  • * 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
  • The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky , and would only say, ā€œIā€™m older than you, and must know better.ā€ And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.

    Synonyms

    * sullen, morose

    Noun

    (sulkies)
  • A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
  • Any carriage seating only the driver.