Fry.
Children (a word of contempt). Get away, you young fry.
It means properly a crowd of young fishes, and its application to
children should be limited to those that obstruct your path, crowd
about you, or stand in your way. (French, frai, spawn.)
Nothing to fry with
(French). Nothing to eat; nothing to live on. (See
Wide-nostrils.)
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