"frisking" meaning in English

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      "ipa": "/ˈfɹɪskɪŋ/"
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        "The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband."
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          "ref": "1809, Eaton Stannard Barrett, The setting sun",
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        "The action or motion of one who frisks; a gambol."
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