Frank vs Angon - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between frank and angon is that frank is one of the franks, a germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now france, the low countries and germany while angon is a type of javelin with a barbed tip used by the franks and the various germanic tribes in the late antiquity and early middle ages. As a proper noun frank is .
frank Etymology 1
From (etyl) , in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks .
Adjective
( er)
honest, especially in an manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
- May I be frank with you?
(medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
- The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.
(obsolete) Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
* Spenser
- It is of frank gift.
(obsolete) Liberal; generous; profuse.
* L'Estrange
- Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
(obsolete, derogatory) Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
- (Spenser)
Noun
( en noun)
(uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
* Cowper
- I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank , I must burn my letter and begin again.
(countable) The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
Verb
( en verb)
To place a frank on an envelope.
* 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 20
- It will be so ridiculous to see all his letters directed to him with an M.P.—But do you know, he says, he will never frank for me?
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
To send by public conveyance free of expense.
- (Charles Dickens)
Etymology 2
Shortened form of frankfurter.
Noun
( en noun)
A hot dog or sausage.
- Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.
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Synonyms
* frankfurt
* frankfurter
Related terms
* cocktail frank
See also
* sav
* savaloy
Etymology 3
Noun
( en noun)
(UK) the grey heron.
Etymology 4
(etyl) franc.
Verb
( en verb)
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
- (Shakespeare)
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angon Noun
( en noun)
a type of javelin with a barbed tip used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
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