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fry1 / frī/ • v. (fries, fried) [tr.] cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan. Compare with deep fry. ∎ [intr.] (of food) be cooked in such a way: put half a dozen steaks to fry in a pan. ∎ [intr.] inf. (of a person) burn or overheat: with the sea and sun and wind you'll fry if you don't take care. ∎ inf. execute or be executed by electrocution. • n. (pl. fries) [in sing.] a meal of meat or other food cooked in such a way. ∎ a social gathering where fried food is served: you'll explore islands and stop for a fish fry. ∎ (fries) another term for French fries. fry2 • pl. n. young fish, esp. when newly hatched. ∎ the young of other animals produced in large numbers, such as frogs. |
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"fry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fry015.html "fry." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fry015.html |
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Frythe young or brood of fishes or other animals or insects, including oysters and bees; people held in contempt collectively—Johnson, 1755. See also brood, swarm. Examples: fry of authors, 1641; of bees [young bees], 1577; of Christmas books, 1861; of Catholics, 1607; of ditches, 1600; of eel spawn; of fish [young], 1389; of foul decays; of gnats, 1613; of islands, 1652; of oysters [young]. |
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"Fry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Fry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300718.html "Fry." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300718.html |
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Fry ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin denoting either a free person rather than a serf (from Old English frīg ‘free’, a byform of frēo) or else a small person (from Old Norse frió ‘seed’). Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845) was a celebrated Quaker prison reformer.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fry." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fry." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fry.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fry." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fry.html |
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fry1 †offspring; young of fish XIV; young or insignificant creatures XV. Implied in AL. frium XIII–XIV. — ON. *frío, *frjó seed = Goth. fraiw; of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fry.html T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fry.html |
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fry2 cook in boiling fat. XIII. — (O)F. frire = It. friggere :- L. frīgere (cf. Gr. phrū́gein, Skr. bhṛjjáti grill).
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T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fry1.html T. F. HOAD. "fry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-fry1.html |
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"fry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fry.html "fry." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-fry.html |
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