FRITTERS
Noun
fritters
plural of fritter
Verb
fritters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fritter
Source: Wiktionary
FRITTER
Frit"ter, n. Etym: [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying,
a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]
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.
Frit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition