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trow I. \ˈtrō\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English trowen, trewen, from Old English trēowan, trēowian; akin to Old Saxon triuwian to believe, trust, Old Norse trūa to believe, have faith in, Gothic trauan to confide in, Old English trēowe faithful — more at true 1. obsolete a. : believe, trust b. : hope, expect 2. archaic : think, suppose 3. — formerly appended to questions to express contempt or indignant surprise < what is the matter, trow — Shakespeare > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from trowen to trow : belief, faith, covenant III. Scotland variant of troll IV. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trog, troh trough, canoe, boat — more at trough : any of several boats: as a. chiefly dialect : a catamaran or other double boat used in spearing salmon b. Britain : a small fishing boat c. : a bluff low flat-bottomed sailing barge used especially in England for river and coastal haulage V. dialect chiefly Britain variant of trough |