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Pronunciation : Frit"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Frit"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913