Frist vs Wrist - What's the difference?
frist | wrist |
(obsolete) A certain space or period of time; respite.
A delay; respite.
Credit; trust.
To sell (goods) on trust or credit.
To grant respite.
To give a debtor credit or time for payment.
To defer; postpone.
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.
(engineering) A stud or pin which forms a journal.
As nouns the difference between frist and wrist
is that frist is (obsolete) a certain space or period of time; respite while wrist is (anatomy) the complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.As a verb frist
is to sell (goods) on trust or credit.frist
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) *. See also (l).Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) *.Verb
(en verb)- (Crabb)
