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Fry
1. Christopher. born 1907, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)
2. Elizabeth. 1780--1845, English prison reformer and Quaker
3. Roger Eliot. 1866--1934, English art critic and painter who helped to introduce the postimpressionists to Britain. His books include Vision and Design (1920) and C?zanne (1927)
4. Stephen (John). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)

1.fry - To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures. More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans. See fried, magic smoke.
2.fry - To cause to fail; to roach, toast, or hose a piece of hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare fried.


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You can now make the hot and crispy home-made chips, fries, fried chicken, onion rings and even cook a Thanksgiving turkey with deep fryers This is an electrical kitchen appliance that provides relatively safe way t submerge items of food on hot oil without being burned You can now make the hot and crispy home-made chips, fries, fried chicken, onion rings and even cook a Thanksgiving turkey with deep fryers.
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The frying of a singular product, usually french fries, is frequently used as the testing procedure to assess performance of frying oils.
 
 
 
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