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Trow vs Frow - What's the difference?

trow | frow |

As nouns the difference between trow and frow

is that trow is trust or faith or trow can be (dated|nautical|countable) any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods 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 trow

is to trust or believe.

As an adjective frow is

(obsolete) brittle.

trow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To trust or believe.
  • To have confidence in, or to give credence to.

    • Noun

  • Trust or faith.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

  • (dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods
  • (Scottish, dated) troll

    • Anagrams

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    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.