frass

[fras] Origin

frass

[fras]
noun
insect excrement.

Origin:
1850–55; orig., the refuse and excrement of boring or leaf-eating insects < German Frass insect damage, corrosion, noun from base of fressen to eat (of animals); see fress, fret1
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Frass is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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frass (fræs)
 
n
excrement or other refuse left by insects and insect larvae
 
[C19: from German, from fressen to devour]

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frass
1854, from Ger. frasz, from root of fressen to devour, to eat as a beast does (see fret (v.)).
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