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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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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. [ 1913 Webster ]