2. Verb. (UK Yorkshire) To argue, to quarrel; to fight. ¹
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Definition of Fratch
1. a brawl [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fratch
Literary usage of Fratch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialect of the West Riding of Yorkshire: A Short History of Leeds and Other by Samuel Dyer (1891)
"fratch, to quarrel, perhaps from fractus (Latin), broken; as we say, to break up
friendship. Two batsmen at cricket had a tiff, and it was carried so far ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"He is mistaken in supposing that the word fratch is used in the same neighbourhood.
I never heard that word used north of Leeds ; nor has it precisely the ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"fratch, G. to quarrel; a noisy quarrel. ... for a bit of a fratch.'— Anderson,
Fray, c., sw, Frev, Freh, Fray, N. from. Fred, sw freed ; cleared out. ..."
4. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"fratch, sb. a quarrel. Fraze, for froze, past tense of freeze. Fresh, adj.
having too much drink. Sharp fresh has the same meaning, but in a minor degree. ..."
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