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euphroe

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.]
--Knight.

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euphroe

alt. (context nautical English) A long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning. n. (context nautical English) A long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.

Usage examples of "euphroe".

I could tell him now: it is fifty fathoms of three-quarter-inch line, though you would never credit it, and the euphroe is fourteen inches.