(adj): lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
(adj): having a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh
(adj): wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
(adj): vs. nonhuman) -- (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
(adj): easily broken or damaged or destroyed
(adj): vs. unbreakable) -- (capable of being broken or damaged
(n): the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
(n): a unit used to measure weight
(n): a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
(n): a container that is usually woven and has handles
Cab Calloway uses this 1930s Harlem slang word meaning "woman" in his song Minnie the Moocher.
"Folks, now here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher,
She was a red-hot hootchie-cootcher,
She was the roughest, toughest frail,
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale."