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frank·furt·er 
[frangk-fer-ter] Pronunciation Key
[frangk-fer-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener. |
Also, frankfort, frank·fort·er, frankfurt.
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Frank·furt·er
[frangk-fer-ter] Pronunciation Key
[frangk-fer-ter] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Felix, 1882–1965, U.S. jurist, born in Austria: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–62. |
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| frank·furt·er
(frāngk'fər-tər) Pronunciation Key
n. A smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork made in long reddish links. [After Frankfurt (am Main).] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| Frank·furt·er
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Austrian-born American jurist. A founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, he served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939-1962). |
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frankfurter
frankfurter
1894, Amer.Eng., from Ger. Frankfurter "of Frankfurt," because a sausage somewhat like a U.S. hot dog was originally made in Germany, where it was associated with the city of Frankfurt am Main (lit. "ford of the Franks on the River Main"). Attested from 1877 as Frankfort sausage. Shortened form frank first attested 1936.
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| frankfurter | |
noun | |
| a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank] |
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