Fratch

//fɹæt͡ʃ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl. UK

    "-I ha' never had no fratch afore, sin ever I were born, wi' any o' my like; Gonnows I ha' none now that's o' my makin'."

Verb
  1. 1
    To argue, to quarrel; to fight. UK, Yorkshire

    ""I am just talking to relieve myself, John. I know better than to fratch with anyone—at least I think I do.""

Example

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"-I ha' never had no fratch afore, sin ever I were born, wi' any o' my like; Gonnows I ha' none now that's o' my makin'."

Etymology

From Middle English fracchen (“to make a harsh or strident noise; creak”). Cognate with Scots fratch (“to quarrel”).

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