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GRIDDLE
griddle
(noun) cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
griddle
(verb) cook on a griddle; “griddle pancakes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
griddle (plural griddles)
A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.
Verb
griddle (third-person singular simple present griddles, present participle griddling, simple past and past participle griddled)
to use a griddle, cook on a griddle
Anagrams
• girdled, gridled
Source: Wiktionary
Grid"dle, n. Etym: [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.
2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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