Euphroe

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'''Euphroe''' \Eu"phroe\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
'''Euphroe''' \Eu"phroe\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
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  A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of
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A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.
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  the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.
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[Written also uphroe and uvrou.]
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  [Written also uphroe and uvrou.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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[[Category: Parts of a sailing vessel]]

Current revision as of 23:27, 5 April 2008

Euphroe \Eu"phroe\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up. [Written also uphroe and uvrou.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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