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fratching

American  
[frach-ing] / ˈfrætʃ ɪŋ /

noun

British Dialect.
  1. a quarrel; disagreement; argument.


Etymology

Origin of fratching

First recorded in 1755–65; fratch + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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They were fratching—quarrelling—I could hear 'em as well as see 'em.

From Project Gutenberg

Iverything had gone agee that day: butter wouldn't coom, Snowball had kicked ower the pail while I was milking her, and, atop o' all that, there was grandfather wi' his fratching ways.

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He set up his fratching at breakfast acause his porridge was burnt, and kept at it all day.

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