Coddled

Coddled
Coddle Cod"dle (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [1913 Webster]

It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]

2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. [1913 Webster]

How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. --Southey. [1913 Webster]


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  • Coddled egg — on Yukon Gold hash In cooking, coddled eggs are gently or lightly cooked eggs. They can be partially cooked, mostly cooked, or hardly cooked at all (as in the eggs used to make Caesar salad dressing, which are only slightly thickened for a… …   Wikipedia

  • coddled — Synonyms and related words: baked, boiled, braised, broiled, browned, cooked, curried, deviled, fired, fricasseed, fried, grilled, heated, indulged, oven baked, pampered, pan broiled, parboiled, poached, roast, roasted, sauteed, scalloped, seared …   Moby Thesaurus

  • coddled — cod·dle || kÉ’dl v. pamper, treat gently; cook slowly in hot water that is not boiling …   English contemporary dictionary

  • coddled egg — яйцо в мешочек shell egg яйцо leaky egg яйцо тек fresh egg свежее яйцо long egg длинное яйцо whole egg цельное яйцо …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • coddled egg — noun egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water • Syn: ↑boiled egg • Hypernyms: ↑dish • Hyponyms: ↑hard boiled egg, ↑hard cooked egg …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coddling — Coddled egg In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The term comes from the English verb to coddle, meaning to treat gently or pamper. Cooking examples The eggs added to a Caesar salad should ideally… …   Wikipedia

  • Coddle — Cod dle (k[o^]d d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coddling — Coddle Cod dle (k[o^]d d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • codle — Coddle Cod dle (k[o^]d d l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled} ( d ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} ( dl[i^]ng).] [Cf. {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v. t.] [Written also {codle}.] 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Caesar salad — One of the most common Caesar salad variations, shown here topped with grilled chicken. Origin Place of origin Mexico Region or state …   Wikipedia

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