adverb
Idioms 1.
Obsolete. from; back.
2.
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth: The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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fro1 (frəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| See to and fro back or from | |
| [C12: from Old Norse frā; related to Old English fram | |
| fro or 'fro2 (frəʊ) | |
| —n , pl fros, 'fros | |
| short for Afro | |
| 'fro or 'fro2 | |
| —n | |
| fro or 'fro2 (frəʊ) | |
| —n , pl fros, 'fros | |
| short for Afro | |
| 'fro or 'fro2 | |
| —n | |
| fro or 'fro2 (frəʊ) | |
| —n , pl fros, 'fros | |
| short for Afro | |
| 'fro or 'fro2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fro
"away, backwards," c.1200, North Eng. and Scot. dial. fra, Midlands dial. fro, from O.N. fra "from" (see from).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
Afro definitionand fro
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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