FROW


Meaning of FROW in English

I. ˈfrau̇, ˈfrō noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English frowe, from Middle Dutch vrouwe lady, woman; akin to Old High German frouwa mistress, lady — more at frau

1.

a. : a Dutch or German woman

b. : woman , wife , housewife

I'm not going to settle down into a frow until I've had some fun — Joyce Cary

a crocodile-hided … old frow — A.M.Mizener

2.

a. obsolete : maenad , bacchante

b. dialect Britain : an untidy messy woman ; specifically : one of loose morals

II. ˈfrō

variant of froe

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