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fratch

[ frach ]
/ frætʃ /
British Dialect
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verb (used with object)
to disagree; quarrel.
noun
a quarrel; argument; dispute.
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Origin of fratch

1400–50; late Middle English fracchen to creak, of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM fratch

fratcher, noun

Words nearby fratch

Frascati, Frasch process, Fraser, frass, frat, fratch, fratching, frater, fraternal, fraternal insurance, fraternal society
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How to use fratch in a sentence

  • Dus'ta mind the fratch thoo telt me aboot atween Angus and auld Wilson?

    The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine

  • "Why, the last fratch of all, when Wilson gat the sneck posset frae Shoulthwaite," said Matthew.

    The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine

  • I mind I told him what he said over and over again about his fratch with that Garth.

    The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine

  • He had just had a "fratch" with the Quaker preachers on the subject of election.

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British Dictionary definitions for fratch

fratch
/ (frætʃ) /
noun
English dialect a quarrel

Derived forms of fratch

fratchy, adjective

Word Origin for fratch

C19: from obsolete fratch to make a harsh noise; perhaps of imitative origin
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