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fratch
[ frach ]
/ frætʃ /
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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, nounWords nearby fratch
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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 CaineI mind I told him what he said over and over again about his fratch with that Garth.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall CaineHe 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, adjectiveWord Origin for fratch
C19: from obsolete fratch to make a harsh noise; perhaps of imitative origin
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