FRITTER


Meaning of FRITTER in English

vt a fragment; a shred; a small piece.

2. fritter ·vt to break into small pieces or fragments.

3. fritter ·vt to cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

4. fritter ·vt 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.

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