Meaning of Frank | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany
2. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
   uncountable
3. One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
4. A hot dog or sausage.
5. The grey heron.
   UK
6. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
7. A pigsty.
8. Frenchman
9. The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
   countable
10. Frenchman.
11. A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
12. A male given name from the Germanic languages
13. A surname transferred from the nickname.
14. A diminutive of the male given name Francis
15. A place name:
16. A community in Crowsnest Pass municipality, south-west Alberta, Canada.
17. A surname transferred from the nickname
18. An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
19. A census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.

Equivalents

Examples

“October 5, 1780, William Cowper, letter to Rev. William Unwin I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.”

“But, although her friends were kind, Lady Anne was not easy; neither daughter made her appearance, nor did she receive a letter to account for their silence. She remembered, indeed, that Charles Penrhyn could not get franks now, and her daughters knew she would not pay postage; and she had commanded Helen to work night and day, saying, "surely they can give her common materials."”

“Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.”

“We had a farewell meal of franks and beans in a Seventh Avenue Riker’s, and then Dean got on the bus that said Chicago and roared off into the night.”

“I want the name of this flying whatchamacallit to go with the Daily Planet like bacon and eggs, franks and beans, death and taxes, politics and corruption!”

“I'm in my Flavmobile cold lamping. I took a G upstate cold camping. To the Poconos, we call a hideaways. A bag of franks and a bag of Frito-Lays.”

“Chicago has a major influence on flavored foods of the Midwest. It’s the home of deep dish-style pizza and the Italian beef sandwich. It’s also the home of the famous frank known as the Chicago-style hot dog. Based on a Vienna all-beef frank, this distinguished dog is typically steamed and served in a warm poppy seed bun topped with mustard, sweet pickle relish, chopped onion, tomato wedges or slices, sport peppers, and a dill pickle spear, then finished off with a dash of celery salt”

“Frank, or Franc, an ancient coin, either of gold or ſilver, ſtruck and current in France. The value of the gold frank was ſomewhat more than that of the gold crown; the ſilver frank was a third of the gold one; this coin is long out of uſe, though the term is ſtill retained as the name of a money of account; in which ſenſe it is equivalent to the livre, or twenty ſols.”

“Mrs. Ford. How now, sweet Frank! why art thou melancholy?”

“Your name is Francis, is it? Frank, sir. Your name is Francis. There was never a St. Frank. That's a name for gangsters and politicians.”

“But Frank Fairbanks, a retired public administrator, had to sheepishly acknowledge that he had grass. “Unfortunately, like many of our central Phoenix neighbors, we have a green lawn which consumes more water than xeriscape,” he told the paper.”

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