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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