Fritter

·vt A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

II. Fritter ·vt To break into small pieces or fragments.

III. Fritter ·vt To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

IV. Fritter ·vt 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.