froe also frow (fr )n. A cleaving tool having a heavy blade set at right angles to the handle. [Earlier frower, possibly from froward, turned away (of the handle).] |
froe, frow [frəʊ]
n
(Engineering / Tools) a cutting tool with handle and blade at right angles, used for stripping young trees, etc.
[from frower, from froward (in the sense: turned away)]
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