trow
Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goodsAny of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Trust or faith.
(countable, dated)Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods.
(dated, uncountable)Used chiefly in the expression drop trow.
Origin
From Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, trouen, from Old English trēowan, tFrom Middle English trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, trouen, from Old English trēowan, trīewan (“to trust”) and Old English trūwian (“to trust, confide”), from Proto-Germanic *trewwāną (“to trust”) and Proto-Germanic *trūwāną (“to trust”); both from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“faithful, true”).
Shortened form of trousers.
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