fish fry

  • 31Fry — Fry, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare tosub (see {Friction}), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o], seed, Sw. & Dan. fr[ o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.] [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32Fry sauce — is a regional condiment served with French Fries. It is usually a simple combination of one part ketchup and two parts mayonnaise. When spices and other flavorings are added, it is similar to but thicker and smoother than traditional Russian… …

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  • 33fry — ‘cook in fat’ [13] and fry ‘young fish’ [14] are quite distinct words. The former comes via Old French frire from Latin frīgere, a cooking term which covered what we would now distinguish as ‘roasting’ and ‘frying’. It goes back ultimately to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34fry — ‘cook in fat’ [13] and fry ‘young fish’ [14] are quite distinct words. The former comes via Old French frire from Latin frīgere, a cooking term which covered what we would now distinguish as ‘roasting’ and ‘frying’. It goes back ultimately to… …

    Word origins

  • 35Fry — (fr[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fried} (fr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Frying}.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf. {Fritter}.] To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36fish — [fish] n. pl. fish; in referring to different species, fishes [ME < OE fisc, akin to Ger fisch, Du visch < IE base * pisk > L piscis] 1. any of three classes (jawless, cartilaginous, and bony fishes) of coldblooded vertebrate animals… …

    English World dictionary

  • 37fry — Ⅰ. fry [1] ► VERB (fries, fried) 1) cook or be cooked in hot fat or oil. 2) informal (of a person) burn or overheat. ► NOUN (pl. fries) 1) a fried dish or meal …

    English terms dictionary

  • 38Fish farming — Intensive koi aquaculture facility in Israel Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility… …

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  • 39fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with …

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  • 40fry — 01. We [fried] the shrimp in oil and garlic. 02. You shouldn t eat so much [fried] food; it s not good for your health. 03. Make sure that you [fry] the hamburgers long enough so that they re not still red on the inside. 04. He woke up to the… …

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