1. third-person singular simple present of 'french'; to cut into thin strips (as potatoes)
Usage: common in cooking
2. third-person singular simple present of 'french'; to trim the meat from the end of a bone (as in a lamb chop or rib)
Usage: culinary term

Examples

• She frenches the potatoes before frying them.
• The butcher frenches the lamb chops for presentation.
• He frenches the green beans and adds them to the salad.
• The chef frenches the rack of ribs to expose the bones.
• She frenches the carrots into thin matchsticks for the stir-fry.