English

Pronunciation
IPA|/frɪʤ/
:rhymes|ɪd�

Etymology 1
Probably imitatory; compare frig.

Verb
en-verb|fridg|ing

1. archaic To rub, chafe.

#:*1761: You might have rumpled and crumpled, and doubled and creased, and fretted and fridged the outsides of them all to pieces � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. III (Penguin 2003, p. 145)

See also
frig

Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
rfe|Is this an abbr. of refrigerator or of Frigidaire?
Noun
en-noun

1. A refrigerator.

Translations

trans-top|refrigerator
Czech: ledni�ka f
Danish: køleskab n
French: frigo#French|frigo m
German: Kühlschrank m
Italian: frigo#Italian|frigo m
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Maltese: friġġ
Russian: �олодил�ник#Russian|�олодил�ник m
Slovak: ľadni�ka#Slovak|ľadni�ka f
Spanish: frigo m italbrac|Spain|colloquial, refri f italbrac|Costa Rica|Guatemala|colloquial, refri m italbrac|Mexico|colloquial
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Related terms
fridge-freezer

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• 2007-12-23 07:28 - Msh210 - {{rfe|Is this an abbr. of ''refrigerator'' or of ''Frigidaire''?}} (I suspect the latter, but don't know.)

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