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griddle
griddle
3 definitions found
for griddle
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Griddle \Grid"dle\, n. [OE. gredil, gredl, gridel, of Celtic
origin; cf. W. greidell, Ir. greideal, greideil, griddle,
gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. Gridiron.]
1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
griddle
n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on
top of a stove) on which food is cooked
v 1: cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "griddle":
andiron, bake, barbecue, baste, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil,
brown, chain, coal tongs, coddle, cook, crane, crook, curry,
damper, devil, do, do to perfection, fire, fire hook, fire tongs,
firedog, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, grate, grating, grid,
gridiron, grill, griller, heat, lifter, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil,
parboil, poach, poker, pothook, prepare, prepare food, roast,
salamander, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, spit, steam, stew,
stir-fry, toast, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit