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Froes

Scope note

Cleaving tools whose handles are at a right angle to the blade; used in conjunction with a froe club for splitting wood.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300023726

Narrower Terms used

knife froes

Equivalent Terms used

froe

Created

13yrs ago

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