Frazzles

"frazzles" of straw on the forehead which tell where a brim once was; for the Ridger cuts the front out with the same scissors or knife with which he shaves, and with no more accuracy of outline. ❋ Various (1888)

Of course, fightin 'hurts a young fellow because it frazzles the silk outa him an' all that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A fellow trains as fine as silk -- till he's all silk, his skin, everything, and he's fit to live for a hundred years; an 'then he climbs through the ropes for a hard twenty rounds with some tough customer that's just as good as he is, and in those twenty rounds he frazzles out all his silk an' blows in a year of his life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once the cap has completely worn down, the chromosome frazzles and clumps, and then the cell dies. ❋ KELLY TRAVER (2009)

Last week I saw Chris Addison at the Bloomsbury, and having only seen a ten minute set from him before and Lab Rats, which still frazzles my brain by being awful and entertaining and charming and groan-inducing all at the same time I was really interested to see how a full show would work. ❋ Annawaits (2009)

There's nothing that frazzles them, they're wonderful with children, they're wonderful with other dogs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nothing frazzles me faster than children who have obviously not been taught simple manners -- don't run indoors, don't go into rooms withour permissions (i.e. bedrooms, rooms with closed doors, etc.), don't take things down or out without permission, etc. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I've started in on coffee again, probably not a good idea, it frazzles my nerves much too much I think, but it's what I have unfortunately ❋ Oatcake (2008)

And the whole thing both fascinates me and frazzles my brain. ❋ Heo (2007)

The red head nodded till its flying frazzles quivered like tongues of flame. ❋ Alice MacGowan (N/A)

Sometimes they found three or four in a day, but the creatures always swam faster than their pursuers and were still frisky when the boys were worn to frazzles. ❋ A. W. Dimock (N/A)

Page 500 nothing but the bones and some frazzles of tendons. ❋ John Allan (1914)

Hundreds had no shoes, thousands were as ragged as they could be, some with the bottom of their pants in long frazzles, others with their knees out, others out at their elbows, and their hair sticking through holes in their hats. ❋ John H Worsham (1912)

I was rawhiding myself to beat the everlasting band at the prospect of having to make this long, tiresome day jump alone, and it's done me a heap of good to talk you to frazzles. ❋ Francis Lynde (1893)

You harp on one string until you wear it to frazzles! ❋ Francis Lynde (1893)