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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fritter \Frit"ter\, n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See {Far}, v. 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fritter \Frit"ter\, v. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fritter n : small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables v : spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" [syn: {frivol away}, {dissipate}, {shoot}, {fritter away}, {fool}, {fool away}]
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