noun
- plural of froe: cleaving tools with a blade set at right angles to the handle, used for splitting wood along the grain
Usage: woodworking
Examples
- The carpenter kept several froes in his workshop for splitting shingles.
- Traditional woodworkers used froes to split logs into boards.
- The museum displayed antique froes used by colonial craftsmen.
- He learned to use froes from his grandfather who was a cooper.
- The froes were essential tools for making wooden barrel staves.