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▪ I. frisk, n.|frɪsk|
[f. frisk v.]
†1. A brisk and lively movement in horsemanship or dancing; a caracole or curvet; a caper, a jig. to fetch a frisk: see fetch v. 9. Obs.
1525Ld. Berners Froiss. II. lxxviii. [lxxiv.] 234 Eche of them [knyghtes] a good dystaunce fro other made theyr tournes and fryskes fresshly. 1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1684) III. 145 He leapt, and set a frisk or twain, as men commonly do in dauncing. 1596Spenser F.Q. iv. x. 46 Then doe the salvage beasts begin to play Their pleasant friskes. 1610Rowlands Martin Mark-all 36 Diuers..can now for ioy..fetch friskes about the house. 1640Shirley Arcadia iii. i, The new frisk we danced at Enispe to-day. 1696Aubrey Misc. (1721) 79 When he had done his Message he gave a Frisk. 1780Cowper Table T. 237 Give him [the Frenchman] his lass, his fiddle and his frisk. 1842C. Whitehead Richard Savage (1845) I. vii. 89 He favoured me with a frisk as I left him at his own door.
2. transf. and fig. A brisk sportive movement; a frolic; also, a freak, whim. † frisk of nature = freak of nature: see freak n. 4.
1665Hooke Microgr. 186 If they do by a frisk get below that superficies, they presently ascend again. a1677Barrow Serm. Wks. 1716 III. 79 New objects..excite the spirits into a pleasant frisk of motion. 1752Johnson in Boswell (1848) 80/1 I'll have a frisk with you. 1801Foster in Life & Corr. (1846) I. 133 The frisks of a company of summer flies. 1809Ann. Reg. 754* There is scarcely a nobleman..who is not possessed of one or more of these frisks of nature. 1819Scott Fam. Lett. 17 Apr. (1894) II. xv. 43, I wish you would all take a frisk down here this summer. 1825― Jrnl. 22 Dec., Can't say what made me take a frisk so uncommon of late years, as to write verses of free-will. 1852Dickens Bleak Ho. xx, When you and I had a frisk down in Lincolnshire. 1889H. F. Wood Englishman Rue Caïn iv, The married frumps come over for a frisk.
Add:3. A rapid search for concealed weapons, stolen goods, etc., esp. one conducted by running the hand hastily over a person's clothing. slang (chiefly U.S.).
1789G. Parker Life's Painter xiv. 134 Putting a lap-feeder in our sack, that you or your blowen had prig'd yourselves, though we should stand the frisk for it. 1812[see frisk v. 4]. 1914Jackson & Hellyer Vocab. Criminal Slang 35 Frisk,..a search;..an examination of the contents of one's pockets, of a room, [etc.]. 1926Flynn's 16 Jan. 638/2 When th' frisk is made you gotta put up a squawk that makes th' gumshoe sick. 1946E. O'Neill Iceman Cometh i. 73 So I steered him into a side street where it was dark and propped him against a wall and gave him a frisk. 1973N.Y. Law Jrnl. 24 July 4/5 In Clark, we emphasized that the frisk in Bell had been justified only by the peculiar circumstances in that case. 1982J. May Many-Coloured Land ii. i. 124 The leather sheath was empty. Had his introductory ‘vacuum cleaning’ been a frisk with a metal detector?
▪ II. † frisk, a. Obs.
Also 6 friske, fryske, frixe.
[a. OFr. frisque, of uncertain origin; by some viewed as ad. Teut. *frisk-, fresh a.; by others as an altered form of frique: see frike a.]
Full of life and spirit; brisk, lively, frisky.
1528Paynel Salerne Regim. H b, Wyne muste be friske & sprynkelynge. c1540Boorde The boke for to Lerne B ij b, The Est wynde is temperat fryske and fragrant. 1580Sidney Arcadia iii. 401 Thou seest how friske and jolly now he is. 1597–8Bp. Hall Sat. vi. i. 294 Fayne would she seeme all frixe and frolicke still. 1611Cotgr. s.v. Asne, Asses discharged of their burthens, vnsadled, and set at libertie, are the friskest creatures aliue.
b. Of a horse's tail: Constantly in motion; jerky. Cf. flisk, flicky, fliggy, fletch.
1694Lond. Gaz. No. 3017/4 A brown bay Mare with a..frisk Tail. 1705Ibid. No. 4148/4 A black Gelding..with a long frisk Tail.
▪ III. frisk, v.|frɪsk|
Also 6–7 friske, frysk(e, 7 frisque.
[f. prec. adj.]
1. intr. Of living beings: To move briskly and sportively; to dance, frolic, gambol, jig. Also with about, away, in and out, off, and to frisk it.
1519Interl. 4 Elem. (1848) 49 And I can fryske it freshly. 1583Stanyhurst æneis i. (Arb.) 34 Nymphs a thowsand do frisk with Princelye Diana. 1601R. Johnson Kingd. & Commw. (1603) 64 Sholes of fish frisking and playing hard under the wals of the citie. 1611Shakes. Wint. T. i. ii. 67 We were as twyn'd Lambs, that did frisk i' th' Sun. 1664Power Exp. Philos. i. 2 He [the Flea]..will frisk and curvet so nimbly. 1679E. Brown Let. to Blythe in 2nd Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. 114/2 The gallants are frisquing and making merry in Hyde Park. c1704Prior Simile 14 Those merry blades, That frisk it under Pindus' shades. 1730Fielding Temple Beau i. i, For your heart is like a coffee-house, where the beaus frisk in and out, one after another. 1764Goldsm. Trav. 253 The gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore, Has frisked beneath the burden of threescore. 1785Burns To Jas. Smith xv, Cold-pausing caution's lessons scorning, We frisk away. 1821T. W. Croker Diary 8 June, To-day he has frisked off to Windsor. 1891Smiles J. Murray II. xxv. 177 He..rejoiced at seeing the children frisking about in the happiness of youth.
transf. and fig.1626Bacon Sylva §9 It will make the Water friske and sprinkle up in a fine Dew. a1716South Serm. (1717) V. 492 The Proclamation of a Prince never frisks it in Tropes. 1779A. Hamilton Wks. (1886) VII. 586 Did I mean to show my wit?.. Did I only intend to frisk? 1823Lamb Elia, Oxford in Vacation, The enfranchised quill..frisks and curvets..over the flowery carpet-ground of a midnight dissertation.
2. trans.
a. To move (up, out, about, etc.) in a sportive or lively manner.
b. to frisk away: to squander on freaks or caprices.
16..A Cap, etc. (N.), To frisk away much of thy time and estate. 1665Hooke Microgr. 187 It would by frisking out of its tail..sink itself below the surface. a1693Urquhart Rabelais iii. xvii. 140 A pair of Yarn Windles, which she..veered, and frisked about. 1862R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 109 The tail is frisked up into the air in the liveliest manner possible.
†3. To render sprightly, enliven. Obs.
1802Fenton Wks. 63, I look'd for sparkling lines, and something gay To frisk my fancy with.
4. slang.
a. To search (a person or place); esp. to run the hand rapidly over (a person or his clothing), in a search for a concealed weapon, stolen goods, etc.
b. To hoax.
1789G. Parker Life's Painter xv. 179 They frisk him, that is, search him. 1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Frisk, to search; to frisk a cly is to empty a pocket of its contents; to stand frisk is to stand search. 1825C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 150 Has Tom been frisking you already with some of his jokes? 1920I. Ostrander How Many Cards? 65 When you frisk this man Hill at Headquarters, if you find a pair of gloves on him keep them aside till I get there. 1929C. E. Merriam Chicago 289 To take the police away from the task of frisking hip pockets and inspecting refrigerators. 1930E. V. Knox in Punch 26 Feb. 236 His arm was twisted during the course of the interview, and his person was frisked on the chance of finding a gun. 1937‘N. Blake’ There's Trouble Brewing iii. 52 ‘Frisk him, Sergeant.’..The cleaner had to submit to a thorough examination of his pockets and person. 1940R. Stout Over my Dead Body xiii. 173 The place has been frisked by someone in a hurry. 1955Times 25 June 6/4 At a local exhibition several similar discs were handed to members of the public to hide in their clothing before being ‘frisked’ with a geiger counter. 1959‘A. Gilbert’ Death takes Wife xv. 198 Put down money for a joint you didn't frisk in advance. 1970New Statesman 23 Oct. 520/2 Showing his teeth in a vicious snarl as they frisk him and open his jacket to feel under his arm. |