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fringe area
fringe benefit
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fritter (2)

frit·ter [ fríttər ] (past and past participle frit·tered, present participle frit·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular frit·ters)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
tear into shreds: to break, cut, or tear something into small pieces or shreds

[Early 18th century. < obsolete fritters "fragments, scraps," origin ?]
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