euphroe

noun

eu·phroe

ˈyüˌfrō

plural -s

: a block or slat of wood perforated for the passage of the parts of a crowfoot

: tent slide

Word History

Etymology

Dutch juffrouw, juffer miss, madam, lady, euphroe, from Middle Dutch joncfrouwe, juffrouwe miss, madam, young lady; akin to Old Frisian jungfrouwe young lady, girl, Old High German jungfrouwa; all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English geong young and whose second constituent is represented by Old High German frouwa mistress, lady