euphroe Naut.
(ˈjuːfrəʊ)
Also uphroe, uvrou, uvrow.
[a. Du. juffrouw, also juffer dead-eye, lit. ‘maiden’; the equivalent Ger. jungfer, Da. jomfrue, Sw. jungfru are used in same sense.]
A crow-foot dead-eye; see quot.
| 1815 Falconer Marine Dict. (ed. Burney), Uphroe. Ibid. s.v. Dead-eye, Crowfeet Dead-Eyes..generally termed an euphroe. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Dead-eye, The crowfeet dead-eyes are long cylindrical blocks with a number of small holes in them, to receive the legs or lines composing the crowfoot. Also called uvrows. Ibid., Euphroe, Uphroe, Uvrou. 1874 Knight Dict. Mech. s.v., The euphroe (or uphroe) and its pendent cords form a crowfoot. |