froe

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A woman, wife, or mistress. Brush to your froe, or bloss, and wheedle for crop; run to your mistress, and sooth and coax her out of some money. DUTCH.

Related Words

Froe
·noun A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. II. Froe ·noun An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
froe
An iron wedge. New England. The shingle-maker stands with froe in one hand and mallet in the other,...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.