different between froe vs frote

English

Alternative forms

• frow

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?o?/
• Homophones: 'fro, fro

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of obsolete frower, from froward (“turned away”), referring to the orientation of the blade, at right angles to the handle. From late 16th century.

Noun

froe (plural froes)

1. A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block.

Translations

Derived terms

• froe club

Etymology 2

See frow.

Noun

froe (plural froes)

1. (obsolete) A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow.
   • 1630, Michael Drayton, Nymphal IV, [from The Muses Elizium], 1793, The Works of the British Poets, Volume 3: Drayton, Carew & Suckling, page 618,

     Like to tho?e raging frantic froes / For Bacchus' fea?ts prepared;

References

Anagrams

• Fore, Freo, OFer, fore, fore-, o-fer, ofer, orfe

English

Etymology

French frotter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???t/

Verb

frote (third-person singular simple present frotes, present participle froting, simple past and past participle froted)

1. (obsolete) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
   • 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour

     Let a Man sweat once a week in a Hot-house, and be well rubb'd, and froted, with a good plump juicy Wench

   • 1577, Timothy Kendall, Flowers of Epigrams

     She smelles, she kisseth, and her corps
     She loves exceedingly; She tufts her heare , she frotes her face

Anagrams

• Foret, Forte, fetor, forte, ofter

Asturian

Verb

frote

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of frotar

Spanish

Verb

frote

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of frotar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of frotar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of frotar.