Obs. In 6–7 fric(c)ase. trans. To rub; to subject to friction. Hence Fricacing vbl. sb.
1579. J. Jones, Preserv. Bodie & Soule, I. xxiii. 44. Fricasing the bodie first emptied of the common excrements.
1607. Topsell, Four-f. Beasts (1658), 143. For the taking away of Warts from the feet of Dogs, or other members, first rub and friccase the Wart violently, and afterward anoint it with Salt, Oyl, Vinegar, and the powder of the rinde of a Gourd. Ibid., 504. [The powder] rubbed upon the teeth, although they be loose, falling out, or overgrown with flesh, yet, Pliny saith, they will be recovered by that fricassing.
