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frother

frother

English

Verb

frother ‎(third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered)

  1. (dialectal) To comfort.
  2. (dialectal) To feed.
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Etymology 2

froth +‎ -er

Noun

frother ‎(plural frothers)

  1. A machine that generates froth
    • 2009, January 14, “Harold Mcgee”, in For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...:
      There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.
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Etymology

From Middle English, alteration of frovre, frofre ‎(“comfort”), from Old English frōfor ‎(“consolation, joy, refuge, compensation, help, benefit”), from Proto-Germanic *frōbraz ‎(“solace”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- ‎(“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvra, frōfra ‎(“consolation, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobara ‎(“consolation, comfort, help, assistance”).

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