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Meaning of GRIDDLE

Pronunciation:  'gridl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
  2. [v]  cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"
 
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 See Also: cooking utensil, cookware, fry

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.
 
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