vbl. sb. [f. FRY v.1 + -ING1.]
1. The action of the vb. FRY.
c. 1290. S. Eng. Leg., I. 187/86. Þat grece of him orn a-brod: ase þei it frijnge were.
1340. Ayenb., 23. Þis zenne is þe dyeules panne of helle huerinne he makeþ his friinges.
1535. Coverdale, 1 Chron. xxv. 29. For the pannes, for ye fryenge.
1633. P. Fletcher, Contemnenti, 2. Chill icie frosts in midst of Summers frying.
1829. Marryat, F. Mildmay, ii. The frying of beef-steaks and onions.
1840. Dickens, Barn. Rudge, ii. There stole upon him from the distant kitchen a gentle sound of frying.
2. attrib. and Comb., as frying-piece, FRYING-PAN.
1890. 19th Cent., Nov., 838. The orderly corporal slices off a frying piece and has it cooked for his breakfast.