vrows

Indeed, he welcomed each of the good vrows with a kiss and an admonition to be happy while they were under his roof.

The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud

They and their gallant _vrows_, who fought with as cool and obstinate a courage as their husbands, resisted the onslaught staunchly and successfully; but they paid dearly for their boldness.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 Louis Creswicke

As for the inn-keeper, he was a merry little man, who made everybody laugh, and was held in high esteem by all the good vrows around Nyack.

The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud

Now that the supper was ready, there was a general exchange of vrows, for it was not considered etiquette to sit at table with your own wife during one of these feasts.

The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud

And these good vrows put their hands to the wheel, and assisted Angeline in preparing the feast.

The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family A. R. [Illustrator] Waud

For the Wendells were low Dutchmen, and all their vrows were Vans;

The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Complete Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

For the Wendells were low Dutchmen, and all their vrows were Vans;

The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 10: Before the Curfew Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

In the spacious chimney-corners the children and negroes gathered, telling stories and cracking nuts by the blazing pine-knots, while the industrious _vrows_ turned the merry spinning-wheel, and their lords, the worthy burghers, mayhap just returned from an Indian scrimmage, quietly smoked their long pipes, as they sat watching the wreaths curling above their heads.

Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam 1841

"Vot is cum'd to mein kraut?" screamed all the vrows — "It has been done to rags for dis hour!"

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. In Two Volumes. Vol. I 1840

In the name of all the vrows and devils in Rotterdam, what could it possibly portend?

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque. In Two Volumes. Vol. II 1840