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Meaning of BROILER

Pronunciation:  'broylur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
  2. [n]  flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling
 
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 See Also: chicken, oven, poulet, volaille

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Broil"er\, n.
    One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy
    quarrels.
          What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels
          against the church?                      --Hammond.
    
  2. \Broil"er\, n.
    1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.
    2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling.
    3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [Colloq.]
    
 
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