froe
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A tool with a long straight blade and handle that splits wood along the grain
- noun
- /froʊ/
- Specialized
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froe
- He carefully demonstrated how to use a froe to create wooden shingles from the rough timber.
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Have we got a maul and froe? -
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Gets me an extra inch, and only you married dudes rock the dick-froes.
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Cleaved off their two heads with a froe and set them each up on a hickory stump.
Fiction book (1997) -
To build the barn, I used a froe to split the cedar logs along the grain.
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In traditional woodworking, a froe is essential for splitting wood with precision.
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Etymology
The word froe comes from an old English word fro meaning 'to split', and it names the long-bladed tool used to split wood along the grain, so the origin explains the tool's purpose.