Definitions for froe
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1. froenoun

   a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block

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1. Froe

   A froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. It is an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle). A froe uses the haft as a lever to multiply the force upon the blade, allowing wood to be torn apart with remarkably little force applied to the haft. By twisting one way or the other the direction of the split may be guided.

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1. Froenoun

   a dirty woman; a slattern; a frow

2. Froenoun

   an iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow

3. Etymology: [See Frow.]

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1. Froe

   A froe or shake axe is a tool for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. It is an L-shaped tool, used by hammering one edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft. A froe uses the haft as a lever to multiply the force upon the blade, allowing wood to be torn apart with remarkably little force applied to the haft. By twisting one way or the other the direction of the split may be guided. Froes are used in combination with wooden mallets to split timber, to make planks, wooden shingles, or kindling; they are safer and more accurate to use than hatchets because the blade is not swung. The origin of the word “froe” is not clear, and some references find it spelled “frow.” One possibility of its roots can be found in the Old English word “fro,” which meant “away,” which was the direction you hammered the “froe” to split the wood. Froes are similar in general form to axes, in that a froe is an L-shaped assembly of a blade head set at a right angle to a handle called a haft. A froe can be thought of as an axe which is sharpened along the top of a long, narrow, rectangular head, instead of at the end of a broad curved head. Some froes are made of a single piece of metal with no perpendicular haft. Instead, the handle is the unbeveled end of the blade which extends directly from the blade. These froes must be hammered through the entire piece of wood, as their lack of vertical haft makes it extremely difficult to lever the wood apart. A given froe can split a piece of wood no wider in its narrowest dimension than the length of the froe's blade; that is, when you place the froe, it must cross the surface of the wood completely.

Anagrams for froe »

1. fore

2. ofer

How to pronounce froe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of froe in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of froe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Froe
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froe
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/froe
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=froe