prow

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PROW,noun [Latin prora.] 1. The forepart of a ship. 2. In seamen's language, the beak or pointed cutwater of a xebec or galley. The upper part is usually furnished with a grating platform. 3. The name of a particular kind of vessel used in the East Indian seas. PROW, adjective Valiant. [Not in use.]
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