fratch

[ frach ]
/ frætʃ /
British Dialect

verb (used with object)

to disagree; quarrel.

noun

a quarrel; argument; dispute.

Origin of fratch

1400–50; late Middle English fracchen to creak, of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM fratch

fratch·er, noun

Words nearby fratch

frascati, frasch process, fraser, frass, frat, fratch, fratching, frater, fraternal, fraternal insurance, fraternal society

Example sentences from the Web for fratch

  • He had just had a "fratch" with the Quaker preachers on the subject of election.

    The Shadow of a Crime |Hall Caine

  • Dus'ta mind the fratch thoo telt me aboot atween Angus and auld Wilson?

    The Shadow of a Crime |Hall Caine

  • I mind I told him what he said over and over again about his fratch with that Garth.

    The Shadow of a Crime |Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for fratch

fratch
/ (frætʃ) /

noun

English dialect a quarrel

Derived forms of fratch

fratchy, adjective

Word Origin for fratch

C19: from obsolete fratch to make a harsh noise; perhaps of imitative origin