n.
- The act of rubbing against the body of another person, as in a crowd, to attain sexual gratification.
- A method of making a design by placing a piece of paper on top of an object and then rubbing over it, as with a pencil or charcoal.
- A design so made.
[French, from frotter, to rub, from Old French froter.]
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