1) Adz relative 2) Cleaving tool 3) Log-splitting wedge 4) Splitting tool 5) Wedge-shaped cleaver 6) Wood-cleaving tool 7) Woodworking hand tool
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A froe (or frow) 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 (handle). A froe uses the haft as a lever to multiply the force upon the b...
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• (n.) A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. • (n.) An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
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A old hand tool used originally for splitting shingles and shakes. It consists of a heavy, 12-inch-long, straight steel blade with a wooden handle. The cutting edge of the blade is placed against the wood to be cut and a club or mallet is used to hit the face. Frostbite
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Froe (frō)
noun [ See
Frow .] A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [ Obsolete] 'Raging frantic
froes .'
Draylon. Found on
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Froe noun [ See
Frow the tool] An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [ U. S.]
Bartlett. Found on
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