fratching

[ frach-ing ]

nounBritish Dialect.

a quarrel; disagreement; argument.

Origin of fratching

¹

First recorded in 1755–65; fratch + -ing¹

Words Nearby fratching

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How to use fratching in a sentence

He set up his fratching at breakfast acause his porridge was burnt, and kept at it all day.
More Tales of the Ridings | Frederic Moorman
They were fratching—quarrelling—I could hear 'em as well as see 'em.
The Borough Treasurer | Joseph Smith Fletcher

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