Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
FRISK
I. verb
Etymology: obsolete frisk lively
Date: 1519
intransitive verb to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way ; gambol , transitive verb to search (a person) for something (as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets, frisker noun
II. noun
Date: 1525
1. caper , gambol , romp , diversion , an act of frisking