Definition of "frow"

frow¹

/fɹaʊ/

noun
plural frows
1. A woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
  Quotations
  Mrs. Frances, a Frow, Daughter to Vanlock
  c. 1622, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger [et al.?], “Beggars Bvsh”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
2. (obsolete) A slovenly woman; a wench; a lusty woman.
3. (obsolete) A big, fat woman; a slovenly, coarse, or untidy woman; a woman of low character.

frow²

/fɹəʊ/

noun
plural frows
1. Alternative spelling of froe (“cleaving tool”)

frow³

adjective
comparative more frow, superlative most frow
1. (now chiefly dialectal) Brittle; tender; crisp
  Quotations
  that which grows in gravel is subject to be frow, as they term it , and brittle
  1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […]