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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
uphroe .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A long
wooden slat , withholes forcords , that holds up anawning .
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chained_bear commented on the word euphroe
usage note on dead-eye. See also uphroe.
"A long cylindrical block with a number of holes for receiving the legs, or lines, composing the crowfoot." (A Sea of Words, 190)
March 20, 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word euphroe
How random is "Random Word"? This has to be the biggest coincidence, ever.
My first random hit was euphroe. My second random hit was uvrou. These are variations of the same word. Should I try for uphroe next?
I got eremitism as my third random word hit. Oh, well.
April 19, 2023