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Webster 1913 Edition
Fritter
Frit′ter
,Noun.
[OR. ]
fritour
, friture
, pancake, F. friture
frying, a thing fried, from frire
to fry. See Far
, Verb.
T.
1.
A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter;
as, apple
. fritters
, clam fritters
, oyster fritters
2.
A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
And cut whole giants into
fritters
. Hudibras.
Corn fritter
. See under
Corn
.Frit′ter
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Frittered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Frittering
.] 1.
To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
2.
To break into small pieces or fragments.
Break all nerves, and
fritter
all their sense. Pope.
To fritter away
, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal;
as,
to fritter away
time, strength, credit, etc.Webster 1828 Edition
Fritter
FRIT'TER
,Noun.
1.
A small pancake; also, a small piece of meat fried.2.
A fragment; a shred; a small piece.And cut whole giants into fritters.
FRIT'TER
, v.t.1.
To cut meat into small pieces to be fried.2.
To break into small pieces or fragments.Break all their nerves, and fritter all their sense.
To fritter away, is to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time.