Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Frow · IPA /fɹaʊ/ n. n. a. 01 n. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. 1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. 2. A dirty woman; a slattern.[Prov. Eng.] 02 n. A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower. 1. A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower. 03 a. Brittle. 1. Brittle.[Obs.]