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
coddling — cod·dle || kÉ’dl v. pamper, treat gently; cook slowly in hot water that is not boiling … English contemporary dictionary
coddle — transitive verb (coddled; coddling) Etymology: perhaps from caudle Date: 1598 1. to cook (as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point 2. to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness ; pamper … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cooking — This article is about the preparation of food by heating. For food preparation generally, see Food preparation. Modern fruit salad and a Russian cigarette pastry stuffed with cottage cheese Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat … Wikipedia
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coddle — [[t]kɒ̱d(ə)l[/t]] coddles, coddling, coddled VERB (disapproval) To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. [V n] She coddled her youngest son madly... [V n] The warders union has been denouncing the government for… … English dictionary
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
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
